Princess Louise Sophie of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg

For other people called Princess Louise of Schleswig-Holstein, see Princess Louise of Schleswig-Holstein.
Princess Louise Sophie
Princess Friedrich Leopold of Prussia
Born (1866-04-08)8 April 1866
Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein
Died 28 April 1952(1952-04-28) (aged 86)
Bad Nauheim, Hesse, Germany
Spouse Prince Friedrich Leopold of Prussia
Issue Princess Victoria Margaret
Prince Friedrich Sigismund
Prince Friedrich Karl
Prince Friedrich Leopold
Full name
German: Feodora Luise Sophie Adelaide Henrietta Amelia
House Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
Father Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
Mother Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

Princess Louise Sophie of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (German: Feodora Luise Sophie Adelheid Henriette Amalie; 8 April 1866 - 28 April 1952) was a daughter of Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein and Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg.[1]

Family

Louise was the sixth child and third daughter of Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein and his wife Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. She was a younger sister of Augusta Viktoria, Empress of Germany and Ernst Gunther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein.

Louise's paternal grandparents were Christian, Duke of Augustenburg and Louise Sophie, Countess Danneskiold-Samsøe. Her maternal grandparents were Ernst Christian Carl IV, Duke of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and Princess Feodora of Leiningen. Feodora was a half-sister of Queen Victoria.

Marriage and children

On 24 June 1889, Louise married Prince Friedrich Leopold of Prussia.[1] He was the youngest child and only son of Prince Frederick Charles of Prussia and Princess Maria Anna of Anhalt-Dessau, and was a great grandson of Frederick William III of Prussia. Their decision to marry seemingly confirmed that old scores could be forgotten (the groom's father Prince Friedrich Karl had been instrumental in the Prussian victory against Denmark over Schleswig-Holstein in the Second Schleswig War).[2]

The wedding was a grand affair held at Charlottenburg Palace in Berlin. One viewer commented that the ceremonies "were performed with all the splendor which such an event demanded, and which showed that the Emperor is willing to abate nothing of the traditional pomp and circumstance of his predecessors, nay, rather to increase them".[2] Many important royal figures attended, which included Louise's brother-in-law, Emperor Wilhelm, and George I of Greece. They had four children:

Louise had several near-death experiences. In 1896, Louise and one of her ladies broke through the ice while skating near Glenicke Castle in Potsdam.[4] Although they were rescued, Prince Friedrich was upbraided by Wilhelm II of Germany and was ordered under arrest for two weeks in his room. Wilhelm was Louise's brother-in-law, and according to one source, apparently upbraided Prince Friedrich for his indifference of the treatment of his wife.[4] The following year, Louise slipped off her saddle while riding a horse, and was dragged for some distance down the road. She was finally rescued by her husband and an aide-de-camp.[5]

Louise often represented her sister the Empress at social engagements and visits to hospitals. She faced much personal tragedy, as three of her children died young; Friedrich Karl died from his wounds in World War I in 1917, Viktoria died of the flu in 1923, and Friederich Sigismund died after a fall from his horse in 1927. Louise would die herself on 28 April 1952, aged 86, in Bad Nauheim, Germany.[1]

Ancestry

References

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  1. 1 2 3 Lundy, Darryl. "The Peerage: Luise Prinzessin von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg". Retrieved 13 November 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Berlin's Royal Wedding", The New York Times, 7 July 1889
  3. ↑ "Princess Louise-Sophie Has A Son", The New York Times (Berlin), 27 August 1895
  4. 1 2 "The Emperor Exhibits Temper", The New York Times, 5 January 1896
  5. ↑ "Princess Frederick Leopold's Narrow Escape From Death", The New York Times (Berlin), 14 August 1897
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