Princess Louise of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

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For other people called Princess Louise of Schleswig-Holstein, see Princess Louise of Schleswig-Holstein.
Princess Louise of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Born(1858-01-06)6 January 1858
Schloss Luisenlund, Kiel, Duchy of Schleswig
Died2 July 1936(1936-07-02) (aged 78)
Marburg an der Lahn, Nazi Germany
SpouseGeorge Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
IssuePrince Wolrad
Names
Louise Caroline Juliana
German: Luise Karoline Juliane
HouseHouse of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
House of Waldeck and Pyrmont
FatherFriedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
MotherPrincess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe

Princess Louise of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (6 January 1858, Schloss Luisenlund, Kiel, Duchy of Schleswig – 2 July 1936, Marburg an der Lahn, Hesse, Germany)[1][2] was the princess consort of George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont.[1][2] Louise was the third child and second eldest daughter of Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe and a niece of Christian IX of Denmark.[1][2]

Marriage and issue

Louise married George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, son of George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and his wife Princess Emma of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym, on 29 April 1891 at Schloss Luisenlund.[1][2] Louise and George Victor had one son:[1][2]

Upon her marriage to George Victor, Louise became the stepmother of seven children from her husband's first marriage to Princess Helena of Nassau. Louise's stepchildren included Emma, Queen of the Netherlands (only seven months her junior) and Princess Helena, Duchess of Albany. She was 41 years younger than her step-son-in-law William III of the Netherlands. Louise died one and one half years before the birth of her step-great-great-granddaughter Beatrix of the Netherlands.

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

  • 6 January 1858 – 19 December 1863: Her Serene Highness Princess Louise of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
  • 19 December 1863 – 29 April 1891: Her Highness Princess Louise of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
  • 29 April 1891 – 12 May 1893: Her Highness The Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont
  • 12 May 1893 – 2 July 1936: Her Highness The Dowager Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont

Ancestry

Family of Princess Louise of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
16. Karl Anton August, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
8. Friedrich Karl Ludwig, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
17. Countess Charlotte of Dohna-Schlodien
4. Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
18. Count Karl Leopold von Schlieben
9. Countess Friederike of Schlieben
19. Countess Maria Eleonore of Lehndorff
2. Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
20. Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
10. Landgrave Charles of Hesse-Kassel
21. Princess Mary of Great Britain
5. Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel
22. Frederick V of Denmark
11. Princess Louise of Denmark
23. Louise of Great Britain
1. Princess Louise of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
24. Friedrich Ernst, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe-Alverdissen
12. Philip II Ernest, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe
25. Elisabeth Philippine von Friesenhausen
6. George William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
26. William, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal
13. Landgravine Juliane of Hesse-Philippsthal
27. Landgravine Ulrica of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld
3. Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe
28. Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
14. George I, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
29. Countess Palatine Christiane Henriette of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler
7. Princess Ida of Waldeck and Pyrmont
30. August, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
15. Princess Auguste of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
31. Princess Christine of Anhalt-Bernburg

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Darryl Lundy (17 June 2003). "Luise Prinzessin zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg". thePeerage.com. Retrieved 2008-09-07.
  2. ^ a b c d e Paul Theroff. "SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN". Paul Theroff's Royal Genealogy Site. Retrieved 2008-09-07.
  3. ^ "Prince killed on patrol". New York Times. 1914-10-21. p. 3.
Princess Louise of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Cadet branch of the House of Oldenburg
Born: 6 January 1858 Died: 2 July 1936
German royalty
Vacant
Title last held by
Princess Helena of Nassau 		Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont
29 April 1891 – 12 May 1893 		Vacant
Title next held by
Princess Bathildis of Schaumburg-Lippe
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