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
Consort 6 August 1746 – 19 December 1751
Consort to Frederick V of Denmark
Issue
Prince Christian
Sophia Magdalena, Queen of Sweden
Caroline, Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel
Christian VII
Louise, Princess Charles of Hesse
Full name
Louise (German: Louisa)
Titles and styles
HM The Queen
HRH Princess Frederick of Denmark and Norway
HRH The Princess Louise
HRH Princess Louise
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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[edit] 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.

[edit] Marriage

She married the Prince Frederick of Denmark and Norway, on 11 December 1743, and took the courtesy style of HRH Princess Frederick of Denmark and Norway. The couple had seven 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.

[edit] Later life

Louise died on 19 December 1751, in Christiansborg, predeceasing her husband by fourteen years, and was buried at Roskilde Cathedral.

[edit] Titles, styles, honours and arms

[edit] Titles and styles

[edit] 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.[1]

[edit] Issue

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

[edit] Ancestors

[edit] References

  1. ^ Marks of Cadency in the British Royal Family
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