Louise Alexandra Marie Irene Mountbatten Queen of Sweden Titles HM The Queen of Sweden (1950-1965) HRH The Crown Princess of Sweden (1923-1950) Lady Louise Mountbatten (1917-1923) HSH Princess Louise of Battenberg (1889-1917) Born 13 July 1889 Heiligenberg, Hesse, Germany Died 7 March 1965 Saint Göran Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden Consort October 29, 1950 - March 7, 1965 Consort to Gustaf VI Adolf Father Prince Louis of Battenberg Mother Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine

Lady Louise Alexandra Marie Irene Mountbatten (13 July 1889 – 7 March 1965), Queen Louise of Sweden (1950-65), was the second wife of King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden. Image File history File links Queenlouise. ... July 13 is the 194th day (195th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 171 days remaining. ... 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Heiligenberg is a Gemeinde of Bodenseekreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Hesse (German: Hessen) is a state of Germany with an area of 21,110 km² and just over six million inhabitants. ... March 7 is the 66th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (67th in leap years). ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Saint Göran Hospital (S:t Göran Hospital, in Swedish Sankt Görans sjukhus) is a hospital in Stockholm, Sweden. ...   (IPA: ; UN/LOCODE: SE STO) is the capital of Sweden, and consequently the site of its Government and Parliament as well as the residence of the Swedish head of state, King Carl XVI Gustaf. ... October 29 is the 302nd day of the year (303rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... March 7 is the 66th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (67th in leap years). ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Gustaf VI Adolf (Oskar Fredrik Wilhelm Olaf Gustaf Adolf) (November 11, 1882 – September 15, 1973) was King of Sweden from 1950 until his death. ... Prince Louis of Battenberg Louis Alexander Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Milford Haven, (24 May 1854 – 11 September 1921), formerly Prince Louis Alexander of Battenberg, was a minor German prince who married into the British Royal Family and pursued a distinguished career in the Royal Navy, eventually serving as First Sea... Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine, later Victoria Mountbatten, Marchioness of Milford Haven (Victoria Alberta Elisabeth Mathilde Marie) (5 April 1863-24 September 1950), was the eldest daughter of Ludwig IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine (1837-1892) and his wife Princess Alice of the United Kingdom... July 13 is the 194th day (195th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 171 days remaining. ... 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... March 7 is the 66th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (67th in leap years). ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Gustaf VI Adolf (Oskar Fredrik Wilhelm Olaf Gustaf Adolf) (November 11, 1882 – September 15, 1973) was King of Sweden from 1950 until his death. ...

Biography

Louise was born "Her Serene Highness Princess Louise of Battenberg" in Heiligenberg (near Darmstadt) in Hesse, Germany. Her father, Prince Louis of Battenberg, who was Admiral of the Fleet in the UK, renounced all his German titles in 1917, during World War I, and furthermore anglicized his family name ("Battenberg") to "Mountbatten". He was then created the first Marquess of Milford Haven in the peerage of the United Kingdom. His daughter then came to be known as "Lady Louise Mountbatten". Louise was sister of Lord Mountbatten and aunt of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. She was also niece of Empress Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia. Battenberg (Eder) is a town of 5000 inhabitants in Northern Hesse, Germany. ... Heiligenberg is a Gemeinde of Bodenseekreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Darmstadt is a city in the Bundesland (federal state) of Hessen in Germany. ... Hesse (German: Hessen) is a state of Germany with an area of 21,110 km² and just over six million inhabitants. ... Prince Louis of Battenberg Louis Alexander Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Milford Haven, (24 May 1854 – 11 September 1921), formerly Prince Louis Alexander of Battenberg, was a minor German prince who married into the British Royal Family and pursued a distinguished career in the Royal Navy, eventually serving as First Sea... Combatants Allied Powers: Russian Empire France British Empire Italy United States Central Powers: Austria-Hungary German Empire Ottoman Empire Bulgaria Commanders Nicholas II Aleksei Brusilov Georges Clemenceau Joseph Joffre Ferdinand Foch Herbert Henry Asquith Douglas Haig John Jellicoe Victor Emmanuel III Luigi Cadorna Armando Diaz Woodrow Wilson John Pershing Franz... The title of Marquess of Milford Haven was created in 1917 for Prince Louis of Battenberg, the former First Sea Lord, and a relation to the British Royal family, who became Louis Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Milford Haven. ... Admiral of the Fleet Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, KG, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCIE, GCVO, DSO, PC (25 June 1900 – 27 August 1979) was a British admiral and statesman and an uncle of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. ... The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, (Philip Mountbatten; born Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark, 10 June 1921) is the second cousin once removed, husband and consort of Queen Elizabeth II. Originally a Prince of Greece and Denmark, Prince Philip abandoned those titles to serve in the Royal Navy of... Princess Alix of Hesse and by Rhine (German: ) 6 June 1872 – 17 July 1918, under the name Alexandra Fyodorovna (Russian: ), was Empress consort of Nicholas II, the last Tsar of the Russian Empire. ...

Young Princess Louise once stated that she would never marry a widower or a king. However, she did both: on November 3, 1923, Louise married Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden; later King Gustaf VI Adolf (1950-73). The marriage was very happy, but tragically their only child, a girl, was stillborn. Louise loved children and enjoyed spending time with her step-grandchildren (i.e. the King's grandchildren from his first marriage) being very playful and childlish herself. During the Finnish Winter War, as several Finnish children were sent to Sweden, she arranged for a children's home on the grounds of Ulrikdal Palace (the King and Queen's spring residence), where she'd often turn up herself, participating in the children's daily games. After the war, she kept up the contact with the Finnish "Ulriksdal-children" and visited them later on in Helsinki when they'd grown up. During World War I Louise had also served as a nurse at the front in France for two years (1915-17), at the Hospital Anglais in Nevers by the river Loire. For this she received the Royal Red Cross. November 3 is the 307th day of the year (308th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 58 days remaining. ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Gustaf VI Adolf (Oskar Fredrik Wilhelm Olaf Gustaf Adolf) (November 11, 1882 – September 15, 1973) was King of Sweden from 1950 until his death. ... Combatants Finland Soviet Union Commanders Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim Kliment Voroshilov, later Semyon Timoshenko Strength 250,000 men 30 tanks 130 aircraft[1][2] 1,000,000 men 3,000 tanks 3,800 aircraft[3][4] Casualties 26,662 dead 39,886 wounded 1,000 captured[5] 126,875 dead... Founded 1550 Country Finland Province Southern Finland Region Uusimaa Sub-region Helsinki Area[1] - Of which land - Rank 185. ... Combatants Allied Powers: Russian Empire France British Empire Italy United States Central Powers: Austria-Hungary German Empire Ottoman Empire Bulgaria Commanders Nicholas II Aleksei Brusilov Georges Clemenceau Joseph Joffre Ferdinand Foch Herbert Henry Asquith Douglas Haig John Jellicoe Victor Emmanuel III Luigi Cadorna Armando Diaz Woodrow Wilson John Pershing Franz... Nevers is a commune of central France, the préfecture (capital) of the Nièvre département, in the former province of Nivernais. ... Loire is a département in the east-central part of France occupying the Loire Rivers upper reaches. ... The Royal Cross is a military decoration awarded in the United Kingdom for exceptional services in military nursing. ...

Queen Louise was quite an eccentric and had several pomeranian dogs which she would hide about her person when visiting abroad which caused problems when travelling through customs (which she usually did under the pseudonym "Countess of Gripsholm" or "Mrs Olsson"). She was also a very nervous lady. When in London, she would jay walk and generally cross roads unsafely. One day, she was almost hit by a bus and so took to carrying a small card with the words, "I am the Queen of Sweden" printed on it. When her brother, Louis Mountbatten, asked her why she did this, she said, "Well, if I was to get knocked down in the street, nobody would know who I was. If they looked in my handbag, they'd find out". It didn't help that her brother pointed out that she'd probably be taken for just another loony. A similar story is also told that Louise had a footman follow her with a cardboard sign reading, "The Queen of Sweden" so that people would know who she was but there is no confirmation of that. Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (June 25, 1900 – August 27, 1979) was a British admiral and statesman and an uncle of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. ...

Queen Louise was much liked among the Swedes and appreciated for her humour and down-to-earth approach (as was the King). The King and Queen were frequently seen walking together in Stockholm, completely alone by themselves; without what we today call "bodyguards" (not even any people from the court). At a first glance they'd look just like any other old Stockholm-couple, the King politely lifting his hat to people they met like every other gentleman (see photos at the bottom of the page). Queen Louise enjoyed shopping in Stockholm's popular Old Town district and would "sneak out", as she put it, from the palace weekly: The Stockholmers got pretty much used to the fact how you, in some crowded shop, could turn around and suddenly find the Queen right next to you, leaning over some pile of textile fabric, closely scrutinizing a table cloth, oblivious to the world around her; the next day you'd open the news paper and see her all dressed-up gala style with tiara from yesterday evening's official dinner with some prominent foreign guest. Panoramic view of Gamla stan from the harbour. ...

Queen Louise died on March 7, 1965 at S:t Göran Hospital, following an emergency surgery after a period of severe illness. She made her last public appearance at the Nobel Prize Ceremony in December. She is buried alongside her husband in the royal burial grounds at Haga, just outside central Stockholm. March 7 is the 66th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (67th in leap years). ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Saint Göran Hospital (S:t Göran Hospital, in Swedish Sankt Görans sjukhus) is a hospital in Stockholm, Sweden. ... Nobel Prize medal. ... View from Haga Hagaparken, or Haga (or Haga Royal Park), in Solna Municipality outside Stockholm, Sweden, is a vast and popular nature area, with parks, lakes, woods and gardens. ...   (IPA: ; UN/LOCODE: SE STO) is the capital of Sweden, and consequently the site of its Government and Parliament as well as the residence of the Swedish head of state, King Carl XVI Gustaf. ...

Ancestry

As Crown Princess, 1930s

Queen Louise was the second of the four children of Prince Louis Alexander of Battenberg, by his wife Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine, a granddaughter of Queen Victoria and an elder sister of Empress Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia. Image File history File links Crownplouise. ... Image File history File links Crownplouise. ... Prince Louis of Battenberg Louis Alexander Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Milford Haven, (24 May 1854 – 11 September 1921), formerly Prince Louis Alexander of Battenberg, was a minor German prince who married into the British Royal Family and pursued a distinguished career in the Royal Navy, eventually serving as First Sea... Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine, later Victoria Mountbatten, Marchioness of Milford Haven (Victoria Alberta Elisabeth Mathilde Marie) (5 April 1863-24 September 1950), was the eldest daughter of Ludwig IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine (1837-1892) and his wife Princess Alice of the United Kingdom... Queen Victoria, see Queen Victoria (ship). ... Alexandra and her daughters, Olga, Tatiana, Anastasia, and Maria, 1913 Princess Alix of Hesse and by Rhine (German: ) or Saint Alexandra, 6 June 1872 – 17 July 1918, under the title Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna (Russian: ), was Empress consort of the Russian Empire and the wife of Nicholas II of Russia, the...

Queen Louise's siblings were:

• Alice, Princess Andrew of Greece, (the mother of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh);
• George Mountbatten, 2nd Marquess of Milford Haven; and,
• Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma.

Queen Louise's correct styles and titles through life were: Princess Alice of Battenberg Princess Alice of Battenberg, later Princess Andrew of Greece and Denmark (25 February 1885 - 5 December 1969) was a great-granddaughter of the British Queen Victoria who married into the royal house of Greece. ... The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, (Philip Mountbatten; born Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark, 10 June 1921) is the second cousin once removed, husband and consort of Queen Elizabeth II. Originally a Prince of Greece and Denmark, Prince Philip abandoned those titles to serve in the Royal Navy of... The Most Honourable George Louis Victor Henry Serge Mountbatten, 2nd Marquess of Milford Haven (December 6, 1892–April 8, 1938) was born the son of Louis Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Milford Haven and Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine at Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany. ... Admiral of the Fleet Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, KG, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCIE, GCVO, DSO, PC (25 June 1900 – 27 August 1979) was a British admiral and statesman and an uncle of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. ...

• Her Serene Highness Princess Louise of Battenberg (1889-1917)
• Lady Louise Mountbatten (1917-1923)
• Her Royal Highness The Crown Princess of Sweden (1923-1950)
• Her Majesty The Queen of Sweden (1950-1965)

Bibliography

• Drottning Louise - En biografi (Queen Louise - A Biography) by Margit Fjellman, Bonniers, 1965, 232 pages (a biography read and also approved by King Gustaf VI Adolf when published)

1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Gustaf VI Adolf (Oskar Fredrik Wilhelm Olaf Gustaf Adolf) (November 11, 1882 – September 15, 1973) was King of Sweden from 1950 until his death. ...

Photographs

• Official portrait 1920s
• Small portrait 1920s
• As Crown Princess - 1920s portrait
• Portrait 1940s
• Colourized portrait
• Crown Princess Louise at her desk
• Portrait 1930s
• Portrait 1920s
• Then Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf and Crown Princess Louise at an official dinner, 1940s
• Wedding photograph, London, 1923
• Queen Louise in the official Royal Court costume (that was traditionally worn every year at the opening of the Swedish parliament until 1973)
• Queen Louise mid-1950s
• At the Nobel Prize Dinner in the 1960s
• Queen Louise and King Gustaf VI Adolf with their dog Mitzi at Sofiero, summer 1964

See also

• Louise Mountbatten-Windsor, b. 2003

The Lady Louise Windsor (Louise Alice Elizabeth Mary Mountbatten-Windsor) (born November 8th, 2003), is a member of the British Royal Family, the youngest granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II. She is the only grandchild of a British monarch in the male line not to use the title of Princess with... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• The Swedish Royal Court (official site)
• The Mountbatten Family

Queen Louise and King Gustaf VI Adolf in the way the Stockholmers frequently got used to see them; on one of their morning walks in Stockholm. Here on the Vasa bridge...

...and here captured on their way back to the Royal Palace, beginning the day's work and royal duties.