Princess Louise of Denmark (1875–1906)

For other people of the same name, see Louise of Denmark (disambiguation).

Princess Louise
Princess Friedrich of Schaumburg-Lippe
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Born	(1875-02-17)17 February 1875 Amalienborg Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark
Died	Ratiboritz Castle, Bohemia
Spouse	Prince Friedrich of Schaumburg-Lippe
Issue	Marie Louise, Princess Friedrich Sigismund of Prussia Prince Christian Stephanie, Princess of Bentheim and Steinfurt
Full name Louise Caroline Josephine Sophie Thyra Olga
House	Glücksburg
Father	Frederick VIII of Denmark
Mother	Lovisa of Sweden

Princess Louise of Denmark (Louise Caroline Josephine Sophie Thyra Olga) (17 February 1875 – 4 April 1906) was a Danish princess, the third child and oldest daughter of Frederick VIII of Denmark and his wife, Princess Louise of Sweden and Norway.

Early life

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Princess Louise with her mother, Crown Princess Louise.

Princess Louise was born at Amalienborg Palace in Copenhagen on 17 February 1875. Her father was Crown Prince Frederick of Denmark, later King Frederick VIII. Her mother was Louise of Sweden, daughter of Charles XV, King of Sweden and Norway.

Marriage

She married Prince Frederick of Schaumburg-Lippe (1868–1945) at Amalienborg Palace in Copenhagen on 5 May 1896. They had three children.

The marriage was an unhappy one and Princess Louise spent much time visiting her family, staying for 2 to 3 months at a time. Her father also came and visited with her each year.

Death

Princess Louise died at Ratiboritz Castle on 4 April 1906. She and her father-in-law Prince William of Schaumburg-Lippe died five hours apart at the family castle in Nachod, Bohemia. The official cause of death of Princess Louise was "cerebral inflammation" caused by meningitis, after weeks of being ill. It is rumoured she attempted to drown herself in the castle lake on her husband's estate, Ratiboritz, and caught a chill in the attempt, eventually leading to her death.

Issue

Frederick and Louise had three children:

• HSH Princess Marie Luise Dagmar Bathildis Charlotte of Schaumburg-Lippe (10 February 1897 – 1 October 1938) She married Prince Friedrich Sigismund of Prussia and had issue. Prince Friedrich died in a riding accident after a fall from his horse.
• HSH Prince Christian Nikolaus Wilhelm Friedrich Albert Ernst of Schaumburg-Lippe (20 February 1898 – 13 July 1974) He married his first cousin, Princess Feodora of Denmark and had issue.
• HSH Princess Stephanie Alexandra Hermine Thyra Xenia Bathildis Ingeborg of Schaumburg-Lippe (19 December 1899 – 2 May 1925). She married Viktor Adolf, Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt and had two sons; Prince Alexis (30 July 1922 – 2 December 1943, KIA over the Mediterranean) and Prince Christian (b. 9 December 1923). Stephanie died in childbirth with twin boys. Both boys died on 2 May 1925, one stillborn, the other living only a few hours.

Ancestry

Family of Princess Louise of Denmark (1875–1906)

16. Friedrich Karl Ludwig, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck               8. Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg                       17. Countess Friederike of Schlieben               4. Christian IX of Denmark                             18. Prince Charles of Hesse-Kassel               9. Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel)                       19. Princess Louise of Denmark               2. Frederick VIII of Denmark                                   20. Prince Frederick of Hesse               10. Prince William of Hesse                       21. Princess Caroline of Nassau-Usingen               5. Louise of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel)                             22. Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Denmark and Norway               11. Princess Louise Charlotte of Denmark                       23. Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin               1. Princess Louise of Denmark                                         24. Charles XIV John of Sweden               12. Oscar I of Sweden                       25. Désirée Clary               6. Charles XV of Sweden                             26. Eugène de Beauharnais               13. Josephine of Leuchtenberg                       27. Princess Augusta of Bavaria               3. Louise of Sweden                                   28. William I of the Netherlands               14. Prince Frederik of the Netherlands                       29. Wilhelmine of Prussia               7. Louise of the Netherlands                             30. Frederick William III of Prussia               15. Princess Luise of Prussia                       31. Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz