Louise of Denmark (1875-1906)

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Princess Louise of Denmark (1875-1906)

Louise of Denmark ( Louise Caroline Josephine Sophie Thyra Olga ; * February 17, 1875 at Amalienborg Palace in Copenhagen ; † April 4, 1906 at Ratiboritz Palace in Bohemia ) was a Danish princess from the Glücksburg family and, by marriage, Princess zu Schaumburg-Lippe .

Origin and family

Princess Louise with her mother, Crown Princess Louise (painting by Laurits Tuxen )

Louise of Denmark was the third child of King Frederick VIII of Denmark and his wife Louise of Sweden-Norway . Louise, a shy and introverted child, grew up with seven siblings at Charlottenlund Palace and Amalienborg Palace . Her brother Christian (X.) succeeded his father on the Danish throne, her brother Karl became King of Norway as Haakon VII .

Marriage and offspring

Ratiboritz Castle

Louise's paternal grandmother, Queen Louise of Denmark , was known for her successful marriage policy. She recognized that her granddaughter had a tendency to melancholy and therefore wanted her to be well married. Through German relatives, she had contact with a branch of the Schaumburg-Lippe family that maintained the Náchod Castle in Bohemia. Louise was introduced to Prince Friedrich zu Schaumburg-Lippe , the future heir to the Nachod reign . The couple got engaged in 1894. The wedding took place in Denmark in 1896.

After the wedding, Louise moved to Bohemia with her husband, which she had never seen before. The couple moved into Ratiboritz Castle together . They wanted to live here until one day they would inherit the neighboring Náchod Castle . The marriage was considered extremely happy. Nevertheless, Louise suffered from melancholy and homesickness and regularly visited her family in Denmark.

Princess Louise and Prince Friedrich had three children:

  • Princess Marie Luise Dagmar Bathildis Charlotte zu Schaumburg-Lippe (February 10, 1897 - October 1, 1938)
⚭ 1916 Prince Friedrich Sigismund of Prussia (1891–1927)
⚭ 1937 Princess Feodora of Denmark (1910–1975)
  • Princess Stephanie Alexandra Hermine Thyra Xenia Bathildis Ingeborg zu Schaumburg-Lippe (* December 19, 1899 - † May 2, 1925)
⚭ 1921 Viktor Adolf zu Bentheim and Steinfurt (1883–1961)

Circumstances of death

Louise died on April 4, 1906 at the age of 31. The cause of death in older and newer sources is often meningitis specified. However, the Glücksburg historian Bo Bramsen points out that Louise drowned herself in a lake near Ratiboritz Castle. Because of her melancholy , she had tried this before, but was saved by the castle gardener.

Louise's early death overshadowed the inauguration of her father, who had become King of Denmark only a few days earlier. The death of his wife was a hard blow for Prince Friedrich too. In addition, Friedrich's father Wilhelm died on the same day as Louise. Shortly afterwards, Friedrich moved, alone with his three small children, to his parents' castle in Nachod.

ancestors

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Friedrich Wilhelm of Schleswig-Holstein (1785–1831)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Christian IX King of Denmark (1818–1906)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Luise Karoline of Hessen-Kassel (1789–1867)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Frederick VIII King of Denmark (1843–1912)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Wilhelm of Hesse (Rumpenheim) (1787–1867)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Louise of Hesse (1817–1898)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Louise Charlotte of Denmark (1789–1864)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Louise of Denmark
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Oskar I, King of Sweden (1799-1859)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Charles XV King of Sweden (1826–1872)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Josephine von Leuchtenberg (1807–1876)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Louise of Sweden-Norway (1851-1926)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Friedrich Prince of the Netherlands (1797–1881)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Luise of Oranien-Nassau (1828–1871)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Luise of Prussia (1808-1870)
 
 
 
 
 
 

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bo Bramsen: Huset Glücksborg. Europe's svigerfader and hans efterslægt. Volume 2, Copenhagen 1992, ISBN 87-573-1843-6 , pp. 336-340. (Danish)
  2. ↑ Knud JV Jespersen: Rytterkongen. Et portræt af Christian 10. Copenhagen 2007, ISBN 978-87-02-04135-4 , p. 144. (Danish)
  3. ↑ Bo Bramsen: Huset Glücksborg. Europe's svigerfader and hans efterslægt. Volume 2, Copenhagen 1992, ISBN 87-573-1843-6 , p. 338. (Danish)
  4. ↑ Bo Bramsen: Huset Glücksborg. Europe's svigerfader and hans efterslægt. Volume 2, Copenhagen 1992, ISBN 87-573-1843-6 , p. 340. (Danish)
personal data
SURNAME Louise of Denmark
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Louise Caroline Josephine Sophie Thyra Olgavon ​​Denmark (full name); Louise af Danmark; Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Thyra von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Danish princess
DATE OF BIRTH February 17, 1875
PLACE OF BIRTH Copenhagen
DATE OF DEATH April 4, 1906
Place of death After that