Louise of Mecklenburg

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Queen Louise of Denmark

Louise, Duchess of Mecklenburg [-Güstrow], also Luise (born August 28, 1667 in Güstrow , † March 15, 1721 in Copenhagen ) was the daughter of Duke Gustav Adolf of Mecklenburg and his wife Magdalene Sibylle , daughter of Friedrich III. from Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf . At the side of her husband Friedrich IV , Louise was Queen of Denmark from 1699 to 1721 .

Life

Louise grew up at the relatively modest prince's court in Mecklenburg-Güstrow , where there was a strong pietistic religiosity. Eight of her eleven siblings reached adulthood, all of them girls. She met her future husband, the Danish Crown Prince Friedrich, when he was looking for a wife at German royal courts.

On December 5, 1695, Louise married Crown Prince Frederick, later King Frederick IV , in Copenhagen , and in 1699 became Queen of Denmark at his side . Her pompous anointing took place in 1700 in the castle church of Frederiksborg .

Louise suffered from the temperament of her husband, who had a number of lovers. Friedrich entered into two left-hand marriages during Louise's lifetime. Unlike her mother-in-law Charlotte Amalie , Louise found it difficult to come to terms with this situation and felt it was an insult. Louise reproached her husband, which sometimes led to embarrassing situations at court. It is believed that Louise's deep religiosity also represented an escape from her rather disappointing marriage. Only days after Louise's death, Friedrich officially married the second of his two morganatic wives, his great love Anna Sophie von Reventlow , and later made her queen.

Louise took part in official court life and performed her ceremonial duties. Otherwise she led a rather withdrawn and quiet life. Her husband's popularity did not match her. In the course of time she received three estates in Denmark - Hørsholm, Rungstedgård and Ebberødgård - but did not manage them herself.

To her son Christian, later King Christian VI. , Louise had a close and formative relationship. Christian also developed a strong religiosity and, like his mother, was rather shy of the public.

Louise left an extensive collection of books that is now kept in the Royal Library in Copenhagen . Most of the books are religious scriptures. Since she only owned German books, it is believed that she either couldn't speak Danish or was reluctant to use the language.

progeny

Queen Louise and King Friedrich IV had five children, three of whom died at an early age:

  • Christian (1697–1698)
  • Christian, (1699–1746) later than Christian VI. King of Denmark
  • Friedrich Karl (1701–1702)
  • Georg (1703-1704)
  • Charlotte Amalie (1706–1782)

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The spelling of the name Louise follows Friedrich Wigger , family tables of the Grand Ducal House of Mecklenburg , in: Yearbooks of the Association for Mecklenburg History and Archeology. - Vol. 50 (1885), pp. 111-326. ( Digitized version ( memento of July 3, 2012 in the Internet Archive )); the equally common name form Luise is used by the state bibliography MV ; to the title question - see here .
  2. ↑ http://www.kvinfo.dk/side/597/bio/1913/origin/170/query/Louise%20/ KVINFO, Danish biographical lexicon
  3. ↑ Jensen, Grethe: Danmarks dronninger . In: Danske dronninger i tusind år . Edited by Steffen Heiberg. Gyldendal Verlag, Copenhagen 2000. ISBN 87-00-45504-0 . P. 64.
  4. ↑ Jensen, Grethe: Danmarks dronninger. In: Danske dronninger i tusind år. Edited by Steffen Heiberg. Gyldendal Verlag, Copenhagen 2000. ISBN 87-00-45504-0 . P. 64.
  5. ↑ http://www.kvinfo.dk/side/597/bio/1913/origin/170/query/Louise%20/ KVINFO, Danish biographical lexicon
  6. ↑ http://www.kvinfo.dk/side/597/bio/1913/origin/170/query/Louise%20/ KVINFO, Danish biographical lexicon
  7. ↑ Jensen, Grethe: Danmarks dronninger . In: Danske dronninger i tusind år. Edited by Steffen Heiberg. Gyldendal Verlag, Copenhagen 2000. ISBN 87-00-45504-0 . P. 64.
  8. ↑ http://www.kvinfo.dk/side/597/bio/1913/origin/170/query/Louise%20/ KVINFO, Danish biographical lexicon
  9. ↑ Jensen, Grethe: Danmarks dronninger . In: Danske dronninger i tusind år. Edited by Steffen Heiberg. Gyldendal Verlag, Copenhagen 2000. ISBN 87-00-45504-0 . P. 65.
  10. ↑ Jensen, Grethe: Danmarks dronninger. In: Danske dronninger i tusind år. Edited by Steffen Heiberg. Gyldendal Verlag, Copenhagen 2000. ISBN 87-00-45504-0 . P. 65.
predecessor Office Successor
Charlotte Amalie of Hessen-Kassel Queen of Denmark
1699–1721 		Anna Sophie von Reventlow
personal data
SURNAME Louise of Mecklenburg
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Luise of Mecklenburg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Princess of Mecklenburg; Duchess of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, Queen of Denmark and Norway by marriage
DATE OF BIRTH August 28, 1667
PLACE OF BIRTH Guestrow
DATE OF DEATH March 15, 1721
Place of death Copenhagen