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Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel

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Princess of Hesse-Kassel
Princess Louise Caroline
Duchess consort of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck later Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Tenure25 March 1816 – 17 February 1831
Born(1789-09-28)28 September 1789
Gottorp, Schleswig, Schleswig
Died13 March 1867(1867-03-13) (aged 77)
Ballenstedt, Saxony
Spouse Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg ​ ​(m. 1810; died 1831)
Issue
Names
Louise Caroline
HouseHesse-Kassel
FatherPrince Charles of Hesse-Kassel
MotherPrincess Louise of Denmark

Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel (German: Luise Karoline von Hessen-Kassel; 28 September 1789 – 13 March 1867) was the consort of Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and the matriarch of the House of Glücksburg.

Rare photo of Louise Caroline.

Early life

Louise Caroline was born at Gottorp, Schleswig, in the Duchy of Schleswig, to Prince Charles of Hesse-Kassel (19 December 1744 – 17 August 1836) and his wife Princess Louise of Denmark (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.

Marriage and issue

Friedrich Wilhelm and his relative Louise Caroline married in 1810. The couple had ten children:

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 maternal second cousin, Frederick VII of Denmark, on 15 November 1863, the Hereditary Prince Ferdinand having deceased somewhat earlier.

Her grandchildren included (among others) King Frederik VIII of Denmark, Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom, Empress Marie Feodorovna of All the Russias, King George I of the Hellenes and Crown Princess Thyra of Hanover.

At the time of her death, she was the last surviving grandchild of Frederick V of Denmark.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel
8. William VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
4. Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
9. Princess Dorothea Wilhelmine of Saxe-Zeitz
2. Prince Charles of Hesse-Kassel
10. George II of Great Britain
5. Princess Mary of Great Britain
11. Caroline of Ansbach
1. Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel
12. Christian VI of Denmark
6. Frederick V of Denmark
13. Sophie Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
3. Princess Louise of Denmark
14. George II of Great Britain (= 10)
7. Louise of Great Britain
15. Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach (= 11)

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Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel House of Hesse-KasselCadet branch of the House of HesseBorn: 28 September 1789 Died: 13 March 1867
German nobility
Preceded byFriederike of Schlieben Duchess consort of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
25 March 1816–6 July 1825
Succeeded byTitle changed
Preceded byTitle changed Duchess consort of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
6 July 1825–17 February 1831
Succeeded byVilhelmine Marie of Denmark


Princesses and Landgravines of Hesse by birth
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  • Princess and Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel until 1803
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