Louise of Great Britain

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For the later Princess of Great Britain called Louisa, see Princess Louisa of Great Britain.
Louise of Great Britain
Queen consort of Denmark and Norway (more...)
Consort 6 August 1746 – 19 December 1751
Consort to Frederick V
Issue
Sophia Magdalena, Queen of Sweden
Christian VII
Louise, Princess Charles of Hesse
Full name
Louise (German: Louisa)
Detail
Titles and styles
HM The Queen
HRH Princess Frederick of Denmark and Norway
HRH The Princess Louise
HRH Princess Louise[1]
Royal house House of Oldenburg
House of Hanover
Father George II
Mother Caroline of Ansbach
Born 7 December 1724(1724-12-07)
Flag of the United Kingdom Leicester House, London
Baptised 22 December 1724
Leicester House, London
Died 19 December 1751 (aged 27)
Flag of Denmark Christiansborg, Denmark
Burial Roskilde Cathedral, Denmark

Louise of Great Britain (7 December 1724 – 19 December 1751) was the youngest surviving daughter of George II and Caroline of Ansbach, and became queen consort of Denmark and Norway.

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Early life

HRH Princess Louise was born, fifth daughter and youngest child of George, Prince of Wales and Caroline of Ansbach, on 7 December 1724, at Leicester House, London. She was baptised there on 22 December.

On 11 June 1727, when Louise was two years old, her grandfather, George I, died, and her father ascended the throne as George II. As a child of the sovereign, she became automatically entitled to the style HRH The Princess Louise.

Marriage

She married the Prince Frederick of Denmark and Norway, on 11 December 1743 at Christiansborg, and took the courtesy style of HRH Princess Frederick of Denmark and Norway. The couple had five children, two of whom did not survive birth.

When her husband ascended the throne, on 6 August 1746, as Frederick V, she became queen consort, thus becoming known as HM The Queen of Denmark and Norway.

Later life

Louise died on 19 December 1751, in Christiansborg, predeceasing her husband by fourteen years, and was buried at Roskilde Cathedral. She was pregnant with her sixth child, who also died.

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

Arms

On 30 August 1727, as a child of the sovereign, Louise was granted use of the arms of the realm, differenced by a label argent of three points, each bearing torteaux gules.[2]

Issue

Name Birth Death Notes
Prince Christian Copenhagen, 7 July 1745 Frederiksborg, 3 June 1747 died in infancy
Sophia Magdalena, Queen of Sweden 3 July 1746 21 August 1813 married, 1766, Gustav III of Sweden; had issue
Caroline, Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel) 10 July 1747 19 January 1820 married, 1763, William I, Elector of Hesse; had issue
Christian VII 29 January 1749 13 March 1808 married, 1766, Caroline Matilda of Wales; had issue
Louise, Princess Charles of Hesse 30 January 1750 12 January 1831 married, 1766, Prince Charles of Hesse; had issue

Ancestors

References

  1. ^ a b The London Gazette refers to her as "Princess Louisa"
  2. ^ Marks of Cadency in the British Royal Family

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Preceded by
Sophia Magdalen of Brandenburg-Kulmbach		 Queen Consort of Denmark
1746-1751		 Succeeded by
Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
Queen Consort of Norway
1746-1751