Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Cassel

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Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Cassel
Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Spouse	Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Issue
Princess Luise Marie Princess Friederike Karl, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg Prince Wilhelm Christian IX of Denmark Princess Luise Prince Julius Prince Johann Prince Nikolaus
Full name
Louise Caroline
Father	Landgrave Charles of Hesse-Kassel
Mother	Princess Louise of Denmark and Norway
Born	28 September 1789(1789-09-28) Gottorp, Schleswig, Duchy of Schleswig
Died	13 March 1867 (aged 77) Ballenstedt, Germany

Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel (28 September 1789; Gottorp, Schleswig, Duchy of Schleswig - 13 March 1867; Ballenstedt, Germany) was the consort of Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and the matriarch of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg which would eventually become the ruling house of the kingdoms of Denmark, Greece, Norway, and, barring unforeseen circumstances, the United Kingdom.

Louise Caroline was born at Gottorp in the Duchy of Schleswig to Landgrave Charles of Hesse-Kassel (19 December 1744 – 17 August 1836) and his wife Princess Louise of Denmark and Norway (30 January 1750 – 12 January 1831). Her elder sister Marie Sophie of Hesse-Kassel (28 October 1767 – 21 March 1852) became Queen consort of Frederick VI of Denmark.

Friedrich Wilhelm and Louise Caroline had ten children:

• Princess Luise Marie Friederike of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (October 23, 1810 - May 11, 1869).
• Princess Friederike Karoline Juliane of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (October 9, 1811 - July 10, 1902).
• Karl, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (September 30, 1813 - October 24, 1878).
• Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (October 23, 1814 - November 27, 1885).
• Prince Wilhelm of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (April 10, 1816 - September 5, 1893).
• Christian IX of Denmark (April 8, 1818 - January 29, 1906).
• Princess Luise, Abbess of Itzehoe (November 18, 1820 - November 30, 1894).
• Prince Julius of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (October 14, 1824 - June 1, 1903).
• Prince Johann of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (December 5, 1825 - May 27, 1911).
• Prince Nikolaus of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (December 22, 1828 - August 18, 1849).

Louise Caroline's son Prince Christian was named third-in-line to the throne of Christian VIII of Denmark in 1847. He succeeded his childless cousin Frederick VII of Denmark on 15 November 1863, the hereditary prince Ferdinand having deceased somewhat earlier.

Her grandchildren included (among others) King Frederick VIII of Denmark, Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom, Empress Marie of Russia, King George I of Greece and Crown Princess Thyra of Hanover, Duchess of Cumberland and Teviotdale.

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[edit] Titles and styles

• 28 September 1789 - 26 January 1810: Her Serene Highness Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel
• 26 January 1810 - 25 March 1816: Her Serene Highness The Hereditary Princess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
• 25 March 1816 - 6 July 1825: Her Serene Highness The Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
• 6 July 1825 - 17 February 1831: Her Serene Highness The Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
• 17 February 1831 - 13 March 1867: Her Serene Highness The Dowager Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

[edit] Ancestry

v • d • e Ancestors of Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Cassel

16. Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel               8. William VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel                       17. Princess Maria Amalia of Courland               4. Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel                             18. Moritz Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Zeitz               9. Princess Dorothea Wilhelmine of Saxe-Zeitz                       19. Princess Marie Amalie of Brandenburg               2. Landgrave Charles of Hesse-Kassel                                   20. George I of Great Britain               10. George II of Great Britain                       21. Sophia Dorothea of Celle               5. Princess Mary of Great Britain                             22. Johann Friedrich, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach               11. Caroline of Ansbach                       23. Princess Eleanor Erdmuthe Louise of Saxe-Eisenach               1. Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel                                         24. Frederick IV of Denmark               12. Christian VI of Denmark                       25. Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow               6. Frederick V of Denmark                             26. Christian Heinrich of Brandenburg-Bayreuth-Kulmbach               13. Sophia Magdalen of Brandenburg-Kulmbach                       27. Countess Sophie Christiane of Wolfstein               3. Princess Louise of Denmark and Norway                                   28. George I of Great Britain (= 20)               14. George II of Great Britain (= 10)                       29. Sophia Dorothea of Celle (= 21)               7. Louise of Great Britain                             30. Johann Friedrich, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (= 22)               15. Caroline of Ansbach (= 11)                       31. Princess Eleanor Erdmuthe Louise of Saxe-Eisenach (= 23)

Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Cassel House of Hesse-Kassel Cadet branch of the House of Hesse Born: 28 September 1789 Died: 13 March 1867
German nobility
Preceded by Friederike of Schlieben	Duchess consort of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 25 March 1816–6 July 1825	Succeeded by Title changed
Preceded by Title changed	Duchess consort of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg 6 July 1825–17 February 1831	Succeeded by Vilhelmine Marie of Denmark