Princess Louise Charlotte of Denmark
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Princess Louise Charlotte of Denmark (30 October 1789 – 28 March 1864) was a princess of Denmark.
She was born in Christiansborg Palace to Hereditary Prince Frederick of Denmark and Norway and Sophie Frederikke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1758–1794), Princess and Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.
On 10 November 1810 in Amalienborg Palace she married Wilhelm, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel). They were parents to:
- Karoline Friederike Marie of Hesse-Kassel (15 August 1811 – 10 May 1829).
- Marie Luise Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel (9 May 1814 – 28 July 1895). Married Friedrich August of Anhalt-Dessau.
- Louise of Hesse-Kassel (7 September 1817- 29 September 1898). Married Christian IX of Denmark.
- Friedrich Wilhelm Georg Adolf, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (26 November 1820 – 14 October 1864). Married, first, Grand Duchess Alexandra Nikolaevna of Russia, a daughter of Nicholas I of Russia and Charlotte of Prussia. She died soon after their marriage. He married, second, (Maria) Anna of Prussia.
- Auguste Sophie Friederike of Hesse-Kassel (30 October 1823 – 17 July 1899. Married Baron Charles Frederick von Blixen-Finecke.
- Sophie Wilhelmine of Hesse-Kassel (18 January – 20 December 1827).
Louise Charlotte is the matrilineal great-grandmother of Nicholas II of Russia, William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg and George V.
She died in Christiansborg Palace.
