Louise of Great Britain, Ireland and Hanover
Louise of Great Britain (7 December July / 18 December 1724 greg. In Leicester House , London ; † 19 December 1751 Christiansborg , Copenhagen ) was Queen of Denmark and Norway from 1746 to 1751.
Life
Louise was the youngest daughter of King George II of Great Britain and his wife Wilhelmine Karoline von Brandenburg-Ansbach .
Princess Louise married Crown Prince Frederick of Denmark in Altona on December 11, 1743 and became Queen of Denmark in 1746. Louise's arrival in Copenhagen changed the previously stiff court life, which was under Christian VI. prevailed. It became popular not only with the people of Copenhagen. Unlike her predecessor , she learned Danish and also made sure that her children were taught in this language, which helped increase her popularity. Friedrich gave birth to five children, four of whom survived. After only five years as the Danish queen, she died in her sixth pregnancy.
The wise and gracious queen positively influenced and inspired her husband in the government, so the arts and sciences were greatly promoted. Because she was extremely popular and adored by the Danes, the memory of the early deceased became more and more glorified over time, which was true for her successor Juliane Marie , as well as for her niece and daughter-in-law Caroline Mathilde , as this Danish one Became queen, was at a disadvantage in terms of sympathy. An example of this transfiguration is the ode Queen Luise von Klopstock from 1752.
According to her is Louisa County named in Virginia.
progeny
- Christian (7 July 1745 - 3 June 1747), Crown Prince of Denmark
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Sophie Magdalene (born July 3, 1746 - † August 21, 1813)
⚭ 1766 King Gustav III. of Sweden (1746–1792) -
Wilhelmine Caroline (* July 10, 1747; † January 14, 1820)
⚭ 1764 Elector Wilhelm I of Hesse-Kassel (1743–1821) -
Christian VII (January 29, 1749 - March 13, 1808), King of Denmark
⚭ 1766 Princess Caroline Mathilde of Great Britain (1751–1775) - Louise (January 30, 1750 - January 12, 1831)
⚭ 1766 Landgrave Karl von Hessen-Kassel (1744–1836)
See also
Web links
- http://www.rosenborgslot.dk/ (English or Danish)
- Christenings of the Royal Family , Yvonne's Royalty Home Page
- Short biography , Kendtes Gravsted (Danish)
Individual evidence
- ^ Thea Leitner : Scandal at Hof , Ueberreuter, 1993, ISBN 3-8000-3492-1
- ↑ See Klopstock: Oden , Leipzig: Göschen 1798, vol. 1, p. 106 ff.
| predecessor | Office | Successor |
|---|---|---|
| Sophie Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach | Queen of Denmark and Norway 1746–1751 |
Juliane von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Louise of Great Britain, Ireland and Hanover |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Louise of Denmark |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British princess, queen of Denmark and Norway |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 18, 1724 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 19, 1751 |
| Place of death | Christiansborg |