Princess Louise of the Netherlands (Wilhelmina Frederika Alexandrine Anna Louise) (August 5, 1828 – March 30, 1871), later Queen Lovisa of Sweden and Norway, was a member of the Dutch Royal Family, who became the Queen Consort of King Charles XV of Sweden (King Charles IV of Norway). Image File history File links {| align=center border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=2 style=border: solid #aaa 1px; background: #f9f9f9; font-size: 90%; margin: .2em auto . ... is the 217th day of the year (218th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1828 (MDCCCXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Coordinates: , Country Netherlands Province South Holland Area (2006)  - Municipality 98. ... is the 89th day of the year (90th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1871 (MDCCCLXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... For other uses, see Stockholm (disambiguation). ... is the 189th day of the year (190th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1859 (MDCCCLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... is the 89th day of the year (90th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1871 (MDCCCLXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Karl XV (Karl Ludvig Eugén) (May 3, 1826 – September 18, 1872) was King of Sweden and Norway (where he was known as Karl IV) from 1859 until his death. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Willem Frederik Karel van Oranje-Nassau (Berlin, February 28, 1797 – Wassenaar, September 8, 1881), was the second son of William I of the Netherlands and his wife Wilhelmine of Prussia. ... Princess Louise of Prussia Princess Louise of Prussia (German: Luise Auguste Wilhelmine Amalie von Preußen) (born Berlin, 1 February 1808; died Pauw Haus, The Netherlands, 6 December 1870) was the third surviving daughter and ninth child of Frederick William III of Prussia and Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. ... is the 217th day of the year (218th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1828 (MDCCCXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... is the 89th day of the year (90th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1871 (MDCCCLXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Netherlands have been an independent monarchy since 1815, and have been governed by members of the House of Orange-Nassau since. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Karl XV (Karl Ludvig Eugén) (May 3, 1826 – September 18, 1872) was King of Sweden and Norway (where he was known as Karl IV) from 1859 until his death. ...

Birth

Princess Louise was born on August 5, 1828 in The Hague. Her father was Prince Frederik of the Netherlands, the second child of King Willem I of the Netherlands and Wilhelmina of Prussia. Her mother was Princess Louise of the Netherlands (née Princess Louise of Prussia), the eighth child of King Friederich Wilhelm III of Prussia and Queen Luise of Prussia (née Duchess Luise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz). is the 217th day of the year (218th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1828 (MDCCCXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Coordinates: , Country Netherlands Province South Holland Area (2006)  - Municipality 98. ... Prince Frederik of the Netherlands (full names: Willem Frederik Karel), Prince of Orange-Nassau, (Berlin, February 28, 1797 – Wassenaar, September 8, 1881), was the second son of king William I of the Netherlands and his wife Queen Wilhelmine. ... For other men at some time in history called William I of Orange-Nassau, see William of Orange. ... Wilhelmina of Prussia, born Frederika Sophia Wilhelmina, (1751 – 1820) was the daughter of Augustus William, Prince of Prussia and Louise Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg. ... Princess Louise of Prussia Princess Louise of Prussia (German: Luise Auguste Wilhelmine Amalie von Preußen) (born Berlin, 1 February 1808; died Pauw Haus, The Netherlands, 6 December 1870) was the third surviving daughter and ninth child of Frederick William III of Prussia and Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. ... Frederick William III (German: , August 3, 1770 – June 7, 1840) was king of Prussia from 1797 to 1840. ... Louise, Queen of Prussia by Josef Grassi Louise Auguste Wilhelmine Amalie (Louisa Augusta Wilhelmina Amelia) (March 10, 1776 - July 19, 1810), Queen of Prussia, was born in Hanover, where her father, Karl of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, was field marshal of the household brigade. ...

Marriage

Princess Louise married on June 19, 1850 Crown Prince Karl of Sweden and Norway, the son of King Oscar I of Sweden and Norway and Queen Josefina of Sweden and Norway (née Princess Josephine of Leuchtenberg). Princess Wilhelmina Frederika Alexandrine Anna Louise then became Princess Vilhelmina Fredrika Alexandrine Anna Lovisa. is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the game, see: 1850 (board game) 1850 (MDCCCL) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday [1] of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Karl XV (Karl Ludvig Eugén) (May 3, 1826 – September 18, 1872) was King of Sweden and Norway (where he was known as Karl IV) from 1859 until his death. ... Oscar I, born Joseph François Oscar Bernadotte (July 4, 1799, Paris–July 8, 1859, Stockholm), was King of Sweden and Norway from 1844 to his death. ... Joséphine, Queen of Sweden and Norway (Joséphine Maximiliane Eugénie Napoléone de Beauharnais) (14 March 1807 - 7 June 1876) was the Queen consort of Oscar I of Sweden and Norway. ...

The marriage was arranged to provide the new Bernadotte dynasty with heirs and for the enormous dowry expected; although in reality, the dowry was very small. It was an unhappy union, since the crown prince found Lovisa unattractive and was unfaithful, although she quickly fell in love with him. Among her husband's many mistresses were the actresses Johanna Styrell and Elise Jakobsson-Hwasser, the latter being the most celebrated Swedish actress of the era. The House of Bernadotte, the current Royal House of the Kingdom of Sweden, has reigned since 1818. ... Ebba Charlotta Elise Hwasser, née Jakobsson, (1831-1894), was a Swedish actress, the leading lady on the Swedish stage for thirty years and the greatest actress since Emilie Högquist, widely considered the greatest actress in Sweden during the Victorian era. ...

Lovisa was not a successful crown-princess, and was not to be a successful queen, having a shy and quiet personality, the opposite of the king's, though the fact that she newer had anything whatsoever to do with politics was considered to be a good contrast to the previous queen-consorts who had, such as her predecessor, Josephine of Leuchtenberg. She spent her life attending to domestic duties and the family's finances, trying to please her husband by becoming the ideal woman of the time and wearing the "Ornament of silence". Her personality did represent this ideal, but it did not improve her relationship with the king, who treated her with condescending kindness but largely neglected her. Eventually, her health deteriorated. Joséphine, Queen of Sweden and Norway (Joséphine Maximiliane Eugénie Napoléone de Beauharnais) (14 March 1807 - 7 June 1876) was the Queen consort of Oscar I of Sweden and Norway. ...

On at least one occasion, during a picnic, she suffered some kind of fit (possibly an epilectic seizure from contemporary descriptions), which was thought to have been a hysterical reaction to her husband's neglect. The court struggled to conceal her from the public until the fit was over.

Lovisa did not care for ceremonial duties, preferring a quiet, family life, though she was interested in fashion and often dressed very elegantly. Her husband was very fond of their daughter, so they did share some of the family life Lovisa longed for. However, she was worried by his treatment of their daughter "as a son", which allowed her a very "unrestrained" childhood.

She employed Sweden's first female dentist, Rosalie Fougelberg, as her personal dentist in 1867. Year 1867 (MDCCCLXVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...

Children

Together, Princess Lovisa and Prince Karl had two children:

1. Princess Lovisa of Sweden (October 31, 1851 – March 20, 1926), later Queen Louise of Denmark.
2. Prince Carl Oscar, Duke of Södermanland (December 14, 1852 – March 13, 1854), who died in infancy.

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Coronation

She became Queen of Sweden at her father-in-law's death on July 8, 1859. Karl became the new king as Karl XV in Sweden and as Karl IV in Norway. Princess Lovisa then became Queen Lovisa. is the 189th day of the year (190th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1859 (MDCCCLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...

Death

Queen Lovisa died on March 30, 1871 in Stockholm. is the 89th day of the year (90th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1871 (MDCCCLXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... For other uses, see Stockholm (disambiguation). ...

Styles

• Her Royal Highness Princess Louise of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau (1828–1850)
• Her Royal Highness The Crown Princess of Sweden and Norway, Princess of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau (1850–1859)
• Her Majesty The Queen of Sweden and Norway, Princess of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau (1859–1871)

Year 1828 (MDCCCXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... For the game, see: 1850 (board game) 1850 (MDCCCL) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday [1] of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... For the game, see: 1850 (board game) 1850 (MDCCCL) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday [1] of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1859 (MDCCCLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1859 (MDCCCLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... 1871 (MDCCCLXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

Ancestors

William IV, Prince of Orange (September 1, 1711 – October 22, 1751) was the first hereditary stadtholder of the Netherlands. ... William V Batavus, stadtholder of The Netherlands (March 8, 1748 – April 9, 1806), also known as William V of Orange, was the last Stadtholder of the Dutch Republic. ... Princess Anne of Orange, Princess Royal and Princess of Hanover, Princess-Regent of Friesland (2 November 1709–12 January 1759) was the second child and eldest daughter of King George II of Great Britain and his consort, Queen Caroline. ... Look up king in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For other men at some time in history called William I of Orange-Nassau, see William of Orange. ... Augustus William (German: August Wilhelm; 9 August 1722, Berlin – 12 June 1758, Oranienburg), Prince of Prussia, was the second son of King Frederick William I of Prussia and Sophia Dorothea of Hanover. ... Stadtholderian family Wilhelmina of Prussia, born Frederika Sophia Wilhelmina, (7 August 1751 – 9 June 1820) was the daughter of Augustus William, Prince of Prussia and Louise Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg. ... Louise Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1722-1780) was daughter of Ferdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. ... Prince Frederik of the Netherlands (full names: Willem Frederik Karel), Prince of Orange-Nassau, (Berlin, February 28, 1797 – Wassenaar, September 8, 1881), was the second son of king William I of the Netherlands and his wife Queen Wilhelmine. ... Augustus William (German: August Wilhelm; 9 August 1722, Berlin – 12 June 1758, Oranienburg), Prince of Prussia, was the second son of King Frederick William I of Prussia and Sophia Dorothea of Hanover. ... Look up king in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Frederick William II (German: ; September 25, 1744–November 16, 1797) was the fourth King of Prussia, reigning from 1786 until his death. ... Louise Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1722-1780) was daughter of Ferdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. ... Queen Wilhelmine of the Netherlands at a young age Queen Wilhelmine of the Netherlands, born Princess of Prussia (full names in Dutch: Frederica Louisa Wilhelmina; full names in German: Friederike Luise Wilhelmine) (Potsdam, 18 November 1774 - The Hague, 12 October 1837), was the first wife of King William I of... Ludwig IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (December 15, 1719 – May 13, 1742) was a son of Ludwig VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt and Charlotte of Hanau-Lictenberg and Müntzenberg. ... Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt (October 16, 1751 – February 25, 1805) was Queen of Prussia as the second wife of Frederick William II of Prussia. ... Augustus William (German: August Wilhelm; 9 August 1722, Berlin – 12 June 1758, Oranienburg), Prince of Prussia, was the second son of King Frederick William I of Prussia and Sophia Dorothea of Hanover. ... Look up king in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Frederick William II (German: ; September 25, 1744–November 16, 1797) was the fourth King of Prussia, reigning from 1786 until his death. ... Louise Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1722-1780) was daughter of Ferdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. ... Look up king in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Frederick William III (German: , August 3, 1770 – June 7, 1840) was king of Prussia from 1797 to 1840. ... Ludwig IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (December 15, 1719 – May 13, 1742) was a son of Ludwig VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt and Charlotte of Hanau-Lictenberg and Müntzenberg. ... Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt (October 16, 1751 – February 25, 1805) was Queen of Prussia as the second wife of Frederick William II of Prussia. ... Princess Louise of Prussia Princess Louise of Prussia (German: Luise Auguste Wilhelmine Amalie von Preußen) (born Berlin, 1 February 1808; died Pauw Haus, The Netherlands, 6 December 1870) was the third surviving daughter and ninth child of Frederick William III of Prussia and Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. ... Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (Strelitz, February 23, 1708 - Mirow, June 5, 1752) was the father of Queen Charlotte of the United Kingdom. ... Charles II in 1800 Charles II of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (German: ) (October 10, 1741 - November 6, 1816) was first duke, then grand duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. ... Princess Elizabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen, Duchess in Saxony (4 August 1713 - 29 June 1761) was a member of the reigning family of Mecklenburg-Strelitz during the 18th century. ... Louise, Queen of Prussia by Josef Grassi Louise Auguste Wilhelmine Amalie (Louisa Augusta Wilhelmina Amelia) (March 10, 1776 - July 19, 1810), Queen of Prussia, was born in Hanover, where her father, Karl of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, was field marshal of the household brigade. ...

Notes and References

• Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon (1906), Lovisa. [1]
• Nationalencyklopedin, Lovisa [2]
• Christer Engstrand and Ingmar Andersson. Historiska Personer: Lovisa av Nederländerna. Retrieved October 3, 2004.
• Herman Lindquist, "Sveriges Drottningar", (Queens of Sweden).