Portrait of Princess Louise Augusta as a child. Pastel by H.P. Sturz, 1771. In the collection of Rosenborg Castle, Denmark

Portrait of Princess Louise Augusta by Anton Graff, 1791. In the collection of Sønderborg Castle, Denmark

Louise Augusta of Denmark, Duchess of Augustenborg (July 7, 1771 - January 13, 1843) was officially daughter of King Christian VII of Denmark and Queen Caroline Mathilde. Unofficially it is widely accepted that her natural father was Johann Friedrich Struensee, the king’s royal physician and de facto regent of the country at the time of her birth. She was referred to sometimes as "la petite Struensee". Image File history File links Princess_Louise_Augusta_by_Sturz_1771. ... Image File history File links Princess_Louise_Augusta_by_Sturz_1771. ... Rosenborg castle is a small castle situated in the centre of the Danish capital, Copenhagen. ... Image File history File links Princess_Louise_Augusta_by_Anton_Graff_1791. ... Image File history File links Princess_Louise_Augusta_by_Anton_Graff_1791. ... Sønderborg coat-of-arms Sønderborg is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in South Jutland County partially on the Jutland peninsula and partially on the island of Als in south Denmark. ... July 7 is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 177 days remaining. ... 1771 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... January 13 is the 13th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1843 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... King Christian VII Christian VII (January 29, 1749–March 13, 1808), King of Denmark and Norway, Duke of Schleswig and Holstein. ... Princess Caroline Matilda of Wales (July 11, 1751 - May 10, 1775), was a princess of Great Britain and Ireland, sister of King George III and Queen of Denmark from 1767 to 1772. ... Johann Friedrich, Count von Struensee, (5 August 1737 – 28 April 1772) was a German doctor, born in Halle. ... De facto is a Latin expression that means in fact or in practice. It is commonly used as opposed to de jure (meaning by law) when referring to matters of law or governance or technique (such as standards), that are found in the common experience as created or developed without... // High public office A regent, from the Latin regens who reigns is anyone who acts of head of state, especially if not the Monarch (who has higher titles). ...

She was born at Hirschholm Palace in present day Hørsholm municipality, Denmark. After the arrest of her parents on January 17, 1772, and the subsequent execution of her father and the banishment and imprisonment of her mother, she was raised at the Danish court residing at Christiansborg Castle, Copenhagen along with her three-year older brother, Crown Prince Frederik VI under the supervision of the Dowager Queen Juliane Marie. Hirschholm Palace, also known as Hørsholm Palace, was a royal palace located in present-day Hørsholm municipality in Denmark until 1810. ... Hørsholm is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Frederiksborg County in the northern part of the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark. ... January 17 is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1772 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Copenhagen (Danish: København) is the capital and largest city of Denmark, and the name of the municipality (Danish, kommune) in which it resides. ... King Frederick VI. King Frederick VI of Denmark and Norway (January 28, 1768 – December 3, 1839), reigned as King of Denmark from 1808 to 1839, and as king of Norway from 1808 to 1814. ...

In February 1779 the nation's foremost statesman, Chief Minister Andreas Peter Bernstorff, hatched an ingenious plan for the young princess. Since a male child of hers could inherit the throne some day, it would be advantageous to arrange a marriage early, and to marry the half-royal back into the family, to the Hereditary Prince of Augustenborg. This plan not only had the positive effect of more closely connecting the Danish royal house’s two lines, the ruling House of Oldenborg and the offshoot House of Augustenborg, thus discouraging the threat of a breakup of the kingdom, but also the prevention of her marriage into the Swedish royal house. Andreas Peter Bernstorff (August 28, 1735 - June 21, 1797) was a Danish stateman and politician. ... An arranged marriage is a marriage in which the marital partners are chosen by others based on considerations other than the pre-existing mutual attraction of the partners. ... Coat-of-arms of Augustenborg municipality in Denmark. ... The House of Oldenburg is a North German noble family and one of Europes most influential Royal Houses. ... Augustenborg Castle Duke of Augustenborg was a title conferred by the King of Denmark to the head of a certain younger branch of the House of Oldenburg (Danish, Oldenborg), the branch known in Danish as Slesvig-Holsten-Sønderborg-Augustenborg, and in German as Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg. ...

The binding agreements were made a year later, and in spring 1785 the 20 year old Prince Frederik Christian II came to Copenhagen, and the engagement was announced. On May 27, 1786 the 14 year old Louise Augusta was married at Christiansborg Castle. May 27 is the 147th day (148th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 218 days remaining. ... 1786 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

They lived at the Castle for many years until the Christiansborg Castle fire of 1794 and the death of the elder Duke of Augustenborg, when her husband inherited the estate and the Duchy. The princess was often the center of court activities, and was proclaimed the “Venus of Denmark”. 1794 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

After 1794 they lived during the summer on the island of Als and at Gråsten. Augustenborg Castle on the island of Als, Denmark. ... GrÃ¥sten is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in South Jutland County on the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark. ...

They had three children:

• Caroline Amalie (b. Sept. 28, 1796), who would become Queen of Denmark as consort to Christian VIII
• Christian August (b. July 19, 1798), the Duke of Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenborg
• Frederik Emil August (b. Aug. 23, 1800), the “Prince” of Nør

Over the years there developed conflict between her husband and her brother, especially over the relationship of the Duchy to the Danish monarchy. She remained loyal to the Danish Royal House throughout the differences. In 1810 she worked actively to stop the Duke's attempts to be chosen as successor to the Swedish throne. Christian VIII Christian VIII (September 18, 1786–January 20, 1848), king of Denmark 1839-48 and of Norway 1814, the eldest son of the hereditary prince Frederick of Denmark and Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, was born in 1786 at Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen. ...

Their relationship eventually fell apart, and Frederik Christian tried to legally limit her influence over their children’s future. He died on June 14, 1814, and Louise Augusta took control of the Augustenborg estates and the children’s upbringing. The estate was turned over to the eldest son, Christian August, on his return from an extended foreign tour in 1820. June 14 is the 165th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (166th in leap years), with 200 days remaining. ... 1814 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

From then on she resided in the Augustenborg Castle, where she established an eccentric court. In 1832 in order to give her youngest son, Frederik Emil August, better income possibilities she purchased the estate Nør and Grønwald in Dänischwold near Ekernførde Fjord in South Schleswig. 1832 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The region of Schleswig (Former English name: Sleswick, Danish: Sønderjylland, Low Saxon: Sleswig, North Frisian: Slaswik or Sleesweg) covers the area about 30 km north and 40 km south of the border between Germany and Denmark. ...

She died at Augustenborg in 1843.

Two portraits of her were painted by Danish artist Jens Juel. The first from 1784 is in The Royal Collection, London, and the second from 1787 is in the Frederiksborg Palace Museum. Another portrait of her by Anton Graff is in Sønderborg Castle. Jens Juel may mean: Jens Juel (1631-1700), Danish diplomat Jens Juel (1745-1802), Danish painter This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Houses of Parliament and Big Ben London and the Regions of England London is the most populous city in the European Union, with an estimated population on 1 January 2005 of 7,421,328 and a metropolitan area population of approximately 13,945,000 [1]. Londons population includes... Frederiksborg Palace Frederiksborg Palace, in Hillerød, was built as a royal residence for King Christian IV from 1602 to 1620 by the Dutch architects Hans and Lorents van Steenwinckel. ... Anton Graff (born November 18, 1736 in Winterthur, died June 22, 1813 in Dresden) was a famous portrait artist. ... Sønderborg coat-of-arms Sønderborg is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in South Jutland County partially on the Jutland peninsula and partially on the island of Als in south Denmark. ...

Danish author Maria Helleberg has written a best-selling historical novel based on the life of Louise Augusta called "Kærlighedsbarn" ("Love Child"), which inspired a special biographical exhibition on the life of the princess at Rosenborg Castle. A historical novel is a novel in which the story is set among historical events, or more generally, in which the time of the action predates the lifetime of the author. ... Rosenborg castle is a small castle situated in the centre of the Danish capital, Copenhagen. ...