Louise of Great Britain and Ireland

Princess Louise of Great Britain and Ireland

Daughter of George II. King of Great Britain and Ireland (1683-1760) and his wife Caroline Markgravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1683-1737).

Born: Leicester House, London 7. Dec 1724

Married: Altona, Holstein 11. Dec 1743 Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark and Norway (later King Frederik V.) (1723-1766), son of Christian VI. King of Denmark and Norway (1699-1746) and his wife Sophia Magdalena, Princess of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (1700-1770).

Issue :

• Christian, Prince of Denmark and Norway (1745-1747)

• Sophie Magdalene, Princess of Denmark and Norway (1746-1813) m. 1766 Gustav III. King of Sweden (1746-1792)

• Vilhelmine Caroline, Princess of Denmark and Norway (1747-1820) m. 1764 Wilhelm, Elector of Hesse (1743-1821), her first cousin

• Christian VII. King of Denmark and Norway (1749-1808) m. 1766 Princess Caroline Matilda of Great Britain (1751-1775), his first cousin

• Louise, Princess of Denmark and Norway (1750-1831) m. 1766 Karl, Prince of Hesse-Kassel (1744-1836), her first cousin

Died: Christianborg Palace, Copenhagen 19. Dec 1751

Buried: Roskilde Cathedral, Roskilde

Detlev Schwennicke "Europäische Stammtafeln. Neue Folgen", Vol. I/1, 1998, Vittorio Klostermann; Alison Weir: “Britain’s Royal Families”, Vintage Books 2008;