Countess Louise Sophie Danneskiold-Samsøe

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Countess Louise Sophie af Danneskiold-Samsøe
Countess Louise Sophie af Danneskiold-Samsøe
Duchess consort of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
Tenure18 September 1820 – 11 March 1867
PredecessorPrincess Louise Auguste of Denmark
SuccessorPrincess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Born(1796-09-22)22 September 1796
Gisselfeld, Denmark
Died11 March 1867(1867-03-11) (aged 70)
Primkenau, Prussia
Noble familyHouse of Danneskiold-Samsøe
Spouse(s)Christian August II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
IssueAlexander, Hereditary Prince
Princess Louise Auguste
Princess Caroline Amelie
Princess Wilhelmine
Frederick VIII
Prince Christian
Princess Henriette
FatherChristian Conrad, Count af Danneskiold-Samsøe
MotherJohanne Henriette Valentine Kaas

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 and a descendant of the war hero Jørgen 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

Family of Countess Louise Sophie Danneskiold-Samsøe
16. Christian Gyldenløve, Count af Samsø
8. Christian, Count af Danneskiold-Samsøe
17. Dorothea Krag
4. Frederick Christian, Count af Danneskiold-Samsøe
18. Count Niels Friis
9. Countess Conradine Christiane Friis
19. Christiane Sophie von Reventlow
2. Christian Conrad, Count of Danneskiold-Samsøe
20. Curtz Ulrich von Kleist
10. Christian Adam von Kleist
21. Barbara Juliana von Kleist
5. Friedericke Louisa von Kleist
22. Christian Rosenkrantz
11. Sophie Rosenkrantz
23. Frederikke Louise Krag
1. Countess Louise Sophie af Danneskiold-Samsøe
24. Jørgen Grubbe Kaas
12. Ulrik Kaas
25. Birgitte Sophie Sehested
6. Frederick Christian Kaas
26. Søren Matthissen
13. Mette Marie Matthissen
27. Maren Banner
3. Johanne Henriette Valentine Kaas
28. Rudbek Kaas
14. Otto Ditlev Kaas
29. Sophie Charlotte von Brockdorff
7. Edele Sophie Kaas
30. Valentin von Eickstädt
15. Sophie Dorothea von Eickstädt
31. Katrine Kaas

Titles and styles

  • 22 September 1796 – 18 September 1820: Countess Louise Sophie af Danneskiold-Samsøe
  • 18 September 1820 – 11 March 1867: Her Serene Highness the Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg

References

  1. ^ slektenkaas.com
  2. ^ genealogics.org
  3. ^ thepeerage.com
  4. ^ geni.com

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