Louise von Nassau 1 2 3
- Born: 5 Aug 1828, The Hague, Netherlands
- Marriage: Charles XV of Sweden Bernadotte on 19 Jun 1850
- Died: 30 Mar 1871, Stockholm, Sweden aged 42
- Buried: Stockholm, Sweden
Another name for Louise was Lovisa of Nederländerna.
General Notes:
Lovisa was the daughter of prince Fredrik of Nederländerna and Louise of Preussen. In 1850 she married crownprince Carl of Sweden and Norway. At Oscar I:s death in 1859 Carl and Lovisa became King and queen of Sweden. The following year Lovisa was crowned queen in Stockholm and Trondheim.
Lovisa died in 1871 at the 30th of March. As she was a woman of the people in heart and she was patron of the poor she was much loved by the people.
She founded and protected crownprincess Lovisas hospital for children, femöresföreningen (a society meant to found childrens homes in the north part of the country), Lotten Wennbergs fond, Queen Lovisas understödsförening, Allmänna institutet för dövstumma och blinda, tysta skolan, and many, many more institutions. She also founded similar institutions in Norway.
Louise married Charles XV of Sweden Bernadotte, son of Oscar I of Sweden Bernadotte and Josephine de Beauharnais, on 19 Jun 1850. (Charles XV of Sweden Bernadotte was born on 3 May 1826 in Royal Palace, Stockholm, Sweden and died on 19 Aug 1872 in Malmö, Skåne län, Sweden.)
Marriage Notes:
Children:
Princess Louise, later Queen of Denmark (1851-1926)
Prince Carl Oscar, Duke of Sudermannia (1852-1854)
After the dissolution of the Swedish-Norwegian union in 1905, Louise's son Prince Carl of Denmark was elected king of Norway under the name Haakon VII. 4
|
