Louise of Great Britain

Queen Louise of Denmark and Norway (1724-1751)
Queen Louise of Denmark and Norway (1724-1751)
British Royalty
House of Hanover

George I
Children
   George II
   Princess Sophia Dorothea
George II
Children
   Prince Frederick
   Princess Anne
   Princess Amelia Sophia
   Princess Caroline Elizabeth
   Prince William
   Princess Mary
   Princess Louise
Grandchildren
   Princess Augusta Charlotte
   George III
   Prince Edward Augustus
   Princess Elizabeth Caroline
   Prince William Henry
   Prince Henry
   Princess Caroline Matilda
Great Grandchildren
   Princess Sophia
   Prince William
George III
Children
   George IV
   Prince Frederick
   William IV
   Princess Charlotte
   Prince Edward Augustus
   Princess Augusta Sophia
   Princess Elizabeth
   Ernest Augustus I of Hanover
   Prince Augustus Frederick
   Prince Adolphus
   Princess Mary
   Princess Sophia
   Princess Amelia
Grandchildren
   Princess Charlotte
   Princess Elizabeth
   Victoria
   George V, King of Hanover
   Prince George
   Princess Augusta
   Princess Mary Adelaide
George IV
Children
   Princess Charlotte
William IV
   Princess Charlotte
   Princess Elizabeth
Victoria

Louise of Hanover and of Great Britain (December 18, 1724December 19, 1751) was the youngest surviving daughter of George II of Great Britain and Caroline of Ansbach, and became Queen consort of Denmark and Norway.

She married the future Frederick V of Denmark and Norway (1723-1766, reigned from 1746), as his first wife, on December 11, 1743

Titles, Styles, Honours & Arms

Titles

  • 1724-1727: Her Royal Highness Princess Louise of Wales
  • 1727-1743: Her Royal Highness The Princess Louise
  • 1743-1746: Her Royal Highness Princess Frederick of Denmark and Norway
  • 1746-1751: Her Majesty Queen Louise of Denmark and Norway

Issue

The couple were parents of seven children, five of whom survived birth:

Name Birth Death Notes
Christian, Prince of Denmark and Norway July 7, 1745 June 3, 1747)
Sophie Magdalen of Denmark & Norway July 3, 1746 August 21, 1813 married 1766, Gustav III of Sweden; had issue
Caroline Wilhelmine, Princess of Denmark and Norway July 10, 1747 January 19, 1820 married 1763, William I, Elector of Hesse; no issue
Christian VII of Denmark January 29, 1749 March 13, 1808 married 1766, Caroline Matilda of Wales; had issue
Luise, Princess of Denmark and Norway 30 January 1750 12 January 1831 married 1766, Landgrave Charles of Hesse-Kassel; had issue

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