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For her granddaughter, the Duchess consort of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, see Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1800–1831).
Princess Louise
Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Born(1756-03-09)9 March 1756
Roda, Duchy of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
Died1 January 1808(1808-01-01) (aged 51)
Schloss Ludwigslust, Ludwigslust, Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
SpouseFrederick Francis I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg
IssueFrederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Louise Charlotte, Hereditary Princess of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
Duke Gustav Wilhelm
Duke Karl
Charlotte Frederica, Hereditary Princess of Denmark
Duke Adolf
Names
German: Luise
HouseSaxe-Gotha-Altenburg
FatherPrince John August of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
MotherCountess Louise Reuss of Schleiz

Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg,[1][2] German: Luise, Prinzessin von Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg[1][2] (born 9 March 1756 in Roda, Duchy of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg;[1][2] died 1 January 1808 at Schloss Ludwigslust in Ludwigslust, Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin[2]) was Duchess consort of Mecklenburg-Schwerin through her marriage to Frederick Francis I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg, Louise was also a member of the House of Mecklenburg.

Life

Louise was the fourth and youngest child of Prince John August of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg and Countess Louise Reuss of Schleiz.[1][2] After the death of her mother in 1773, both she and her older sister Augusta inherited the title of co-Countess of Limpurg-Gaildorf as one of the several heirs of William Henry, Schenk of Limpurg zu Gaildorf (d. 1690 without surviving male issue).[3][4] Both sisters retained their portions of the Limpurg-Gaildorf inheritance (1/4 of Amt Gaildorf and 1/16 of the town of Gaildorf) until 1780, when they sold their share to Charles Eugene, Duke of Württemberg.[3][4]

In Gotha on 1 June 1775,[1][2] Louise married Frederick Francis, Hereditary Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, eldest child and only son of Duke Ludwig of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and his wife Princess Charlotte Sophie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. They had six children:[1][2]

Issue

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

  • 9 March 1756 – 1 June 1775: Her Highness Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
  • 1 June 1775 – 24 April 1785: Her Grand Ducal Highness The Hereditary Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
  • 24 April 1785 – 1 January 1808: Her Grand Ducal Highness The Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Ancestry

Family of Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1756–1808)
16. Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha
8. Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
17. Princess Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg
4. Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
18. August, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels
9. Princess Magdalena Sibylle of Saxe-Weissenfels
19. Duchess Anna Maria of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
2. Prince John August of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
20. John VI, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst
10. Karl, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst
21. Princess Sophie Auguste of Holstein-Gottorp
5. Princess Magdalena Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst
22. August, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels (= 18)
11. Princess Sophia of Saxe-Weissenfels
23. Duchess Anna Maria of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (= 19)
1. Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
24. Heinrich I, Count Reuss of Schleiz
12. Heinrich XI, Count Reuss of Schleiz
25. Countess Esther zu Hardegg auf Glatz und im Machlande
6. Heinrich I, Count Reuss of Schleiz
26. Siegmund Reichard, Count of Tattenbach
13. Johanna Dorothea of Tättenbach-Geilsdorf
27. Baroness Susanna Eleonora of Prösing
3. Countess Louise Reuss of Schleiz
28. Ludwig Ernst, Count of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Virneburg
14. Eucharius Kasimir, Count of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Virneburg
29. Countess Katharina of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Homburg
7. Countess Juliana Dorothea Louise of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Virneburg
30. Wilhelm Heinrich, Count of Limpurg-Gaildorf
15. Countess Juliana Dorothea Luise of Limpurg-Gaildorf
31. Countess Elisabeth Dorothea of Limpurg-Gaildorf

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Darryl Lundy (27 Dec 2008). "Luise Prinzessin von Sachsen-Gotha-Roda". thePeerage.com. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g geneall.net. "Luise, Herzogin von Sachsen-Gotha". geneall.net. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
  3. ^ a b The Limpurg Inheritance in: heraldica.org [retrieved 17 August 2016].
  4. ^ a b LIMPURG in: An Online Gotha by Paul Theroff [retrieved 17 August 2016].
  5. ^ a b Schelfkirche St. Nikolai zu Schwerin in: worldhistory.de [retrieved 2 March 2017].
Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1756–1808)
Cadet branch of the House of Wettin
Born: 9 March 1756 Died: 1 January 1808
German royalty
Preceded by Duchess consort of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
24 April 1785 – 1 January 1808 		Vacant
Title next held by
Princess Alexandrine of Prussia
as Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
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