Louise of Great Britain (7 December 1724 – 19 December 1751) was the youngest surviving daughter of George II and Caroline of Ansbach, and became queen consort of Denmark and Norway.
Early life
HRH Princess Louise was born, fifth daughter and youngest child of George, Prince of Wales and Caroline of Ansbach, on 7 December 1724, at Leicester House, London. She was baptised there on 22 December.
On 11 June 1727, when Louise was two years old, her grandfather, George I, died, and her father ascended the throne as George II. As a child of the sovereign, she became automatically entitled to the style HRH The Princess Louise.
Marriage
She married the Prince Frederick of Denmark and Norway, on 11 December 1743, and took the courtesy style of HRH Princess Frederick of Denmark and Norway. The couple had five children, two of whom did not survive birth.
When her husband ascended the throne, on 6 August 1746, as Frederick V, she became queen consort, thus becoming known as HM The Queen of Denmark and Norway.
Later life
Louise died on 19 December 1751, in Christiansborg, predeceasing her husband by fourteen years, and was buried at Roskilde Cathedral. She was pregnant with her sixth child, who also died.
Titles, styles, honours and arms
Titles and styles
Arms
On 30 August 1727, as a child of the sovereign, Louise was granted use of the arms of the realm, differenced by a label argent of three points, each bearing torteaux gules.[2]
Issue
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| Prince Christian |
July 7, 1745 |
June 3, 1747 |
died in infancy |
| Sophia Magdalena, Queen of Sweden |
July 3, 1746 |
August 21, 1813 |
married, 1766, Gustav III of Sweden; had issue |
| Caroline, Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel) |
July 10, 1747 |
January 19, 1820 |
married, 1763, William I, Elector of Hesse; had issue |
| Christian VII |
January 29, 1749 |
March 13, 1808 |
married, 1766, Caroline Matilda of Wales; had issue |
| Louise, Princess Charles of Hesse |
January 30, 1750 |
January 12, 1831 |
married, 1766, Prince Charles of Hesse; had issue |
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16. George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg |
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8. Ernest Augustus, Elector of Hanover |
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17. Anne Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt |
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18. Frederick V, Elector Palatine |
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9. Sophia, Princess Palatine of the Rhine |
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19. Princess Elizabeth Stuart of Scotland |
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2. George II of Great Britain |
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20. George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (= 16) |
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10. George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg |
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21. Anne Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt (= 17) |
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5. Sophia Dorothea of Celle |
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22. Alexander II d'Olbreuse |
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11. Eleonore d'Esmier d'Olbreuse |
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23. Jacquette Poussard de Vendre |
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1. Princess Louise of Great Britain |
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24. Joachim Ernest, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach |
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12. Albert, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach |
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25. Countess Sofie of Solms-Laubach |
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6. John Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach |
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26. Joachim Ernest, Count of Oettingen |
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13. Princess Sophia Margaret of Oettingen-Oettingen |
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27. Countess Anna Sibylle of Solms-Sonnenwald |
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3. Margravine Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach |
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28. William, Duke of Saxe-Weimar |
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14. John George I, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach |
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29. Princess Eleonore Dorothea of Anhalt-Dessau |
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7. Princess Eleanor Erdmuthe Louise of Saxe-Eisenach |
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30. Ernest of Sayn-Wittgenstein |
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15. Princess Johanetta of Sayn-Wittgenstein |
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31. Countess Luise Juliane of Erbach |
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References
- ^ a b The London Gazette refers to her as "Princess Louisa"
- ^ Marks of Cadency in the British Royal Family
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