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Princess Marie Luise Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel (9 May 1814 – 28 July 1895) was a member of the House of Hesse-Kassel by birth. Through her marriage to Prince Frederick Augustus of Anhalt-Dessau , she became a princess of Anhalt-Dessau.
- 9 May 1814, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Princess Maria Amalia of Courland. Marie Louise of Hesse-Kassel (7 February 1688 – 9 April 1765) was a Dutch regent, Princess of Orange by marriage to John William Friso, Prince of Orange, and regent of the Netherlands during the minority of her son and her grandson. She was a daughter of Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, and ...
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Early life and relation to the royal family
Louise was born as the daughter of Prince William of Hesse-Kassel and Princess Charlotte of Denmark. Her siblings included Princess Marie Luise Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel, Prince Frederick William of Hesse-Kassel and Princess Auguste Sophie Friederike of Hesse-Kassel. Louise of Hesse lived in Denmark from the age of three. As a niece of King Christian VIII, who ruled Denmark between 1839 and 1848, Louise was very close to the succession after several individuals of the royal house of Denmark w...
Marriage and succession dispute
Louise was married at the Amalienborg Palace in Copenhagen on 26 May 1842 to her second cousin Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburgwho in 1863 became King Christian IX of Denmark. The marriage combined Christian's weak claim to the throne with Louise's senior claim. The couple lived a quiet family life but their claims to the throne were disputed for more than a decade. Louise's claim to the throne was challenged by the House of Augustenborg which held the stronger cla...
Queen of Denmark
On 15 November 1863 King Frederick VII died and Christian became King of Denmark. The relationship between Louise and Christian seems to have been at least partially a marriage of love, and is described as happy: she supported him in his struggle to be acknowledged as heir-presumptive to the throne of Denmark, and the couple became strongly attached to each other during the years of succession struggle. Her loyalty is said to have been of great importance to him, and Christian is described as...
Louise had the following six children with Christian. Eventually, they had forty grandchildren, including the illegitimate daughter of Thyra.
Danish honours
1. Honorary Dame Grand Commander of the Order of the Dannebrog, 7 September 1883 1. Dame of the Order of the Elephant, 26 May 1892 2. Royal Family Decoration of King Frederick VII 3. Royal Family Decoration of King Christian IX
Foreign honours
1. Mexican Empire: Grand Cross of the Imperial Order of Saint Charles, 10 April 1865 2. Grand Duchy of Hesse: Dame of the Grand Ducal Hessian Order of the Golden Lion, 30 April 1884 3. Empire of Japan: Grand Cordon of the Order of the Precious Crown, 12 April 1892 4. Kingdom of Portugal: Dame of the Order of Queen Saint Isabel 5. Russian Empire: 5.1. Dame Grand Cross of the Imperial Order of Saint Catherine 5.2. Red Cross Medal 6. Spain: Dame of the Royal Order of Noble Ladies of Queen Maria...
Queen Louise at the website of the Royal Danish Collections at Amalienborg PalaceMarriage. Charlottenlund Palace, c. 1830. On 10 November 1810 in Amalienborg Palace, she married Prince William of Hesse-Kassel. Her spouse was in Danish service from his youth, and the family lived in Denmark. The couple initially settled on Sankt Annæ Plads in central Copenhagen in what was called the Prince William Mansion.
Princess Marie Frederica Wilhelmina of Hesse-Kassel (6 September 1804 – 1 January 1888) was a Duchess consort of Saxe-Meiningen by marriage to Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen. She was the daughter of William II, Elector of Hesse and Princess Augusta of Prussia .
Princess Marie of Hesse-Kassel, second daughter of Prince Frederick of Hesse-Kassel, and his wife, Princess Caroline of Nassau-Usingen, was born at Hanau, Hesse-Kassel. Through her father, she was a great-granddaughter of George II of Great Britain.
Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel (20 November 1627 – 26 March 1686), was a German princess of the House of Hesse-Kassel and by marriage Electress Palatine during 1650–1657 as the first wife of Charles I Louis, although the validity of the divorce was disputed.