Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Cassel

Infobox Glücksburg Royalty|highness
name = Princess Louise Caroline
full name =
title = Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
styles = "HSH" The Dowager Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
"HSH" The Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
"HSH" The Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
"HSH" The Hereditary Princess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
"HSH" Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel
royal house = House of Hesse-Kassel
House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
spouse = Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
issue = Princess Luise Marie
Princess Friederike
Karl, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Prince Wilhelm
Christian IX of Denmark
Princess Luise
Prince Julius
Prince Johann
Prince Nikolaus


date of birth = birth date|1789|9|28|df=y
place of birth = Gottorp, Schleswig, Duchy of Schleswig
date of death = death date and age|1867|3|13|1789|9|28|df=y
place of death = Ballenstedt, Germany
father = Landgrave Charles of Hesse-Kassel
mother = Princess Louise of Denmark and Norway

Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel (born 28 September 1789 at Gottorp in Schleswig, Duchy of Schleswig; died 13 March 1867 in Ballenstedt, Germany) was the consort of Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and the matriarch of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg which would eventually become the ruling house of the kingdoms of Denmark, Greece, Norway, and the United Kingdom.

Louise Caroline was born at Gottorp in the Duchy of Schleswig to Landgrave Charles of Hesse-Kassel (19 December 1744 – 17 August 1836) and his wife Princess Louise of Denmark and Norway (30 January 1750 – 12 January 1831). Her elder sister Marie Sophie of Hesse-Kassel (28 October 1767 – 21 March 1852) became Queen consort of Frederick VI of Denmark.

Friedrich Wilhelm and Louise Caroline had ten children:

*Princess "Luise Marie" Friederike of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (October 23, 1810 - May 11, 1869).
*Princess "Friederike" Karoline Juliane of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (October 9, 1811 - July 10, 1902).
*Karl, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (September 30, 1813 - October 24, 1878).
*Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (October 23, 1814 - November 27, 1885).
*Prince Wilhelm of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (April 10, 1816 - September 5, 1893).
*Christian IX of Denmark (April 8, 1818 - January 29, 1906).
*Princess "Luise", Abbess of Itzehoe (November 18, 1820 - November 30, 1894).
*Prince "Julius" of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (October 14, 1824 - June 1, 1903).
*Prince "Johann" of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (December 5, 1825 - May 27, 1911).
*Prince "Nikolaus" of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (December 22, 1828 - August 18, 1849).

Louise Caroline's son Prince Christian was named third-in-line to the throne of Christian VIII of Denmark in 1847. He succeeded his childless cousin Frederick VII of Denmark on 15 November 1863, the hereditary prince Ferdinand having deceased somewhat earlier.

Her grandchildren included (among others) King Frederick VIII of Denmark, Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom, Empress Marie of Russia, King George I of Greece and Crown Princess Thyra of Hanover, Duchess of Cumberland and Teviotdale.

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

*28 September 1789 - 26 January 1810: "Her Serene Highness" Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel
*26 January 1810 - 25 March 1816: "Her Serene Highness" The Hereditary Princess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
*25 March 1816 - 6 July 1825: "Her Serene Highness" The Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
*6 July 1825 - 17 February 1831: "Her Serene Highness" The Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
*17 February 1831 - 13 March 1867: "Her Serene Highness" The Dowager Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

Ancestry

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1= 1. Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel
2= 2. Landgrave Charles of Hesse-Kassel
3= 3. Princess Louise of Denmark and Norway
4= 4. Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
5= 5. Princess Mary of Great Britain
6= 6. Frederick V of Denmark
7= 7. Louise of Great Britain
8= 8. William VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
9= 9. Princess Dorothea Wilhelmine of Saxe-Zeitz
10= 10. George II of Great Britain
11= 11. Caroline of Ansbach
12= 12. Christian VI of Denmark
13= 13. Sophia Magdalen of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
14= 14. George II of Great Britain (= 10)
15= 15. Caroline of Ansbach (= 11)
16= 16. Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
17= 17. Princess Maria Amalia of Courland
18= 18. Moritz Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Zeitz
19= 19. Princess Marie Amalie of Brandenburg
20= 20. George I of Great Britain
21= 21. Sophia Dorothea of Celle
22= 22. Johann Friedrich, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
23= 23. Princess Eleanor Erdmuthe Louise of Saxe-Eisenach
24= 24. Frederick IV of Denmark
25= 25. Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow
26= 26. Christian Heinrich of Brandenburg-Bayreuth-Kulmbach
27= 27. Countess Sophie Christiane of Wolfstein
28= 28. George I of Great Britain (= 20)
29= 29. Sophia Dorothea of Celle (= 21)
30= 30. Johann Friedrich, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (= 22)
31= 31. Princess Eleanor Erdmuthe Louise of Saxe-Eisenach (= 23)