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Princess Louise of Prussia (1808–1870)

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131: 598:, first at Korte Voorhout, and from 1838 onward, in Wassenaar. Louise played no dominant public role but shared her husband's spotless reputation in the eyes of the public. She is described as having had a strong closeness to her extended family, with whom she corresponded, and often visited her relatives and eventually also her children abroad, when they left the Netherlands after their marriages. Her correspondence with her children and relatives is considered a valuable source of contemporary court life in the Netherlands, Sweden and Russia. While there is no information as to whether she tried to participate in politics or not, she was strongly Pro-Prussian, and her views caused a conflict between her and queen Sophie during the 332: 22: 252: 1080: 1327: 480: 376: 1684: 518:
Louise and Frederick had known each other since childhood because they were first cousins, and Frederick used to make frequent and prolonged visits to his uncle's court in
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Louise and her husband both contributed ideas for the construction of their residence in Passow, in collaboration with the architects
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Nicolaas Albert (22 August 1836 in The Hague – 23 January 1846 in The Hague), died in childhood
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Born on 1 February 1808, Princess Louise was the eighth child and youngest daughter of
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Since a young age, it was decided that Princess Louise would marry her first cousin,
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Countess Maria Louise Albertine of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg
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Luise Dorothea, Hereditary Princess of Hesse-Kassel
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Princess Elisabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen
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Ancestors of Princess Louise of Prussia (1808–1870)
1369:Louise, Landgravine of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfel 1328:Alexandrine, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1250:Sophia Dorothea, Margravine of Brandenburg-Schwedt 481:Alexandrine, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1343:Elisabeth, Princess Charles of Hesse and by Rhine 1766:Burials in the Royal Crypt at Nieuwe Kerk, Delft 1717: 1533: 1425:Elisabeth, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Oldenburg 1379:Charlotte, Hereditary Princess of Saxe-Meiningen 1188: 545:– 1 November 1834 in The Hague), died in infancy 1707:only held the title "Princess of Orange-Nassau" 1297:Frederica Charlotte, Duchess of York and Albany 929:Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz 1519: 1333:Louise, Princess Frederick of the Netherlands 1235:Wilhemine, Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth 1174: 556:Wilhelmina Frederika Alexandrine Anna Louise 409: 1776:Children of Frederick William III of Prussia 1405:Viktoria, Princess Adolf of Schaumburg-Lippe 807:Princess Frederica Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt 532:(5 August 1828 – 30 March 1871), married to 48:introducing citations to additional sources 59:"Princess Louise of Prussia" 1808–1870 1526: 1512: 1181: 1167: 416: 402: 1145: 1143: 1141: 1139: 839:Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken 377:Alexandrine, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg 1420:Marie, Princess Albert of Saxe-Altenburg 1023:Prince George William of Hesse-Darmstadt 541:Frederik Nicolaas Karel (6 July 1833 in 435:. She was born the penultimate child of 38:Relevant discussion may be found on the 1586:Princess Amalia of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach 1493:Princess Antonia, Duchess of Wellington 719:Duchess Luise of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 364:Alexandra Feodorovna, Empress of Russia 1718: 1136: 1049:Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt 1002: 987:Duchess Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz 882: 878: 868: 781:Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt 760: 650: 646: 581:(1845–1907). They were the parents of 527:Wilhelmina Frederika Alexandrine Anna 1560:Grand Duchess Anna Pavlovna of Russia 1507: 1162: 1078: 1068: 1064: 1052: 1046: 1036: 1020: 1010: 1006: 990: 984: 974: 958: 948: 944: 932: 926: 916: 900: 890: 886: 862: 852: 836: 826: 822: 810: 804: 794: 778: 768: 764: 748: 742: 732: 716: 706: 702: 690: 684: 674: 658: 654: 457:King Frederick William III of Prussia 437:King Frederick William III of Prussia 123:Princess Frederick of the Netherlands 111:Princess Frederick of the Netherlands 1400:Charlotte, Duchess of Saxe-Meiningen 1302:Wilhelmine, Queen of the Netherlands 15: 1472:Princess Cecilie, Mrs. Clyde Harris 1338:Frederica, Duchess of Anhalt-Dessau 505:Prince Frederick of the Netherlands 202: 187:Prince Frederick of the Netherlands 13: 661:Prince Augustus William of Prussia 222:Louise, Queen of Sweden and Norway 14: 1787: 1374:Anna, Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel 1281:Louise, Princess Antoni Radziwiłł 485:Charlotte, Queen of Great Britain 745:Frederick William III of Prussia 330: 288:Frederick William III of Prussia 262:Louise Augusta Wilhelmina Amelia 129: 31:relies largely or entirely on a 20: 1670:Annemarie Gualthérie van Weezel 687:Frederick William II of Prussia 511:would marry Frederick's sister 258:Luise Auguste Wilhelmine Amalie 198: 1581:Princess Sophie of Württemberg 1543:Generations are numbered from 1415:Margaret, Landgravine of Hesse 1364:Louise, Grand Duchess of Baden 1276:Wilhelmina, Princess of Orange 1255:Louisa Ulrika, Queen of Sweden 594:Louise and Frederick lived in 298:Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz 1: 1761:Princesses of the Netherlands 1410:Sophia, Queen of the Hellenes 1129: 589: 1545:William I of the Netherlands 1535:Dutch princesses by marriage 1323:Charlotte, Empress of Russia 1190:Prussian princesses by birth 491:and her mother's sister was 450: 7: 1665:Petra Laurentien Brinkhorst 1307:Augusta, Electress of Hesse 627: 498: 493:Frederica, Queen of Hanover 473:Empress Charlotte of Russia 10: 1792: 1736:19th-century German people 1680:Marie-Hélène van den Broek 1655:Máxima Zorreguieta Cerruti 1565:Princess Louise of Prussia 996: 880: 865:Princess Louise of Prussia 754: 648: 583:William, Prince of Albania 489:Frederica, Duchess of York 483:. 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