Louise of Sweden
Queen consort of Denmark; wife of Frederick VIII of Denmark / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Louise of Sweden (Swedish: Lovisa Josefina Eugenia; 31 October 1851 – 20 March 1926) was Queen of Denmark from 1906 until 1912 as the spouse of King Frederick VIII.
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Louise of Sweden | |||||
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Queen consort of Denmark | |||||
Tenure | 29 January 1906 – 14 May 1912 | ||||
Born | Princess Lovisa of Sweden and Norway (1851-10-31)31 October 1851 Stockholm Palace, Stockholm, Sweden | ||||
Died | 20 March 1926(1926-03-20) (aged 74) Amalienborg Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark | ||||
Burial | Roskilde Cathedral | ||||
Spouse | Frederick VIII of Denmark (m. 1869; died 1912) | ||||
Issue | Christian X of Denmark Haakon VII of Norway Princess Louise Prince Harald Princess Ingeborg, Duchess of Västergötland Princess Thyra Prince Gustav Princess Dagmar | ||||
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House | Bernadotte | ||||
Father | Charles XV of Sweden | ||||
Mother | Louise of the Netherlands | ||||
Religion | Lutheran |
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Louise was daughter of King Charles XV of Sweden and Norway and Louise of the Netherlands. In 1869, she married the future King Frederick VIII of Denmark. Louise became queen of Denmark in 1906. Louise was the mother of both King Christian X of Denmark and King Haakon VII of Norway.[1]