Countess Louise Sophie of Danneskiold-Samsøe

Countess Louise Sophie af Danneskiold-Samsøe

Countess Louise Sophie af Danneskiold-Samsøe
Duchess consort of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
Tenure 18 September 1820 – 11 March 1867
Predecessor Princess Louise Auguste of Denmark
Successor Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Spouse(s) Christian August II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg

Issue

Alexander, Hereditary Prince
Princess Louise Auguste
Princess Caroline Amelie
Princess Wilhelmine
Frederick VIII
Prince Christian
Princess Henriette
Noble family House of Danneskiold-Samsøe
Father Christian Conrad, Count af Danneskiold-Samsøe
Mother Johanne Henriette Valentine Kaas
Born (1796-09-22)22 September 1796
Gisselfeld, Denmark
Died 11 March 1867(1867-03-11) (aged 70)
Primkenau, Prussia
Religion Lutheranism

Countess Louise Sophie af Danneskiold-Samsøe (1796 – 1867) was a member of a Danish noble family descended illegitimately from Christian V of Denmark and the wife of Christian August II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg. She was the grandmother of German Empress Auguste Victoria,] wife of the last German Emperor Wilhelm II.[1]

Early life

Countess Louise Sophie af Danneskiold-Samsøe was born on 22 September 1796 in Gisselfeld, Denmark to Christian Conrad, Count af Danneskiold-Samsøe (1774-1823) and his wife Johanne Henriette Valentine Kaas (1776-1843), daughter of the Danish Admiral Frederik Christian Kaas. The House of Danneskiold-Samsøe is a non-dynastic branch of the House of Oldenburg, descended from Christian Gyldenløve, Count of Samsø an illegitimate son of Christian V of Denmark by his mistress Sophie Amalie Moth.[2]

Marriage and issue

On 18 September 1820 she married Christian August II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg at the Church of Braaby, Gisselfeld. They had seven children:[3]

Later life and death

Louise Sophie died on 11 March 1867 in Primkenau in the Kingdom of Prussia, aged 70 and was buried in the Lutheran church of Primkenau.[4]

Descendants

Her descendants include: Auguste Viktoria, German Empress, Queen Frederica of the Hellenes, Constantine II of Greece, Queen Sofía of Spain, Felipe VI of Spain and Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden.

Ancestry

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References

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