Louise Countess Danner

Louise Countess Danner , Countess von Danner since 1850 (born April 21, 1815 in Copenhagen as Louise Christine Rasmussen, † March 6, 1874 in Genoa ) was the morganatic wife of King Frederick VII of Denmark .

Life

Louise was the illegitimate daughter of Juliane Caroline Rasmussen and the businessman Gotthilf L. Köppen. She received a careful upbringing, was trained to be governess and held this position in several families. Later she became a member of the ballet of the Royal Theater Copenhagen . She won the affection of the publisher, later chamberlain and royal private secretary Carl Berling, and with his help opened a ladies hat shop .

Here the Crown Prince of Denmark and later King Frederick VII established a love affair with her, which was legalized on August 7, 1850 with the conclusion of a morganatic marriage . The wedding service was held by the Copenhagen Bishop Jacob Peter Mynster . Louise Christine was raised to Countess Danner and exercised a not insignificant influence in the party struggles of that time. The couple resided at Jægerspris Castle on Zealand . After Friedrich's death in 1863, she withdrew to Cannes , France, financially secure, but still unloved by the Danish public . From her fortune, she set up a social foundation for the benefit of orphans and impoverished women of the working class ( Kong Frederik den Syvendes Stiftelse ).

literature

Morten Meisner: Grevinde Danner. En oprørsk kvinde , Copenhagen 1990
Bodil Wamberg: Grevinden , Copenhagen 2004

Web links

Poul Ulrich Jensen: The Countess Danner (Danish) portrait on historie-online.dk
Louise Lehnsgräfin von Danner (Danish) grave site directory gravsted.dk

personal data
SURNAME	Danner, Louise Countess
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Rasmussen, Louise Christine (maiden name); Danner, Louise Christine
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	morganatic wife of King Frederick VII of Denmark
DATE OF BIRTH	April 21, 1815
PLACE OF BIRTH	Copenhagen
DATE OF DEATH	March 6, 1874
Place of death	Genoa