Sunday, 26 January 2014

HM Queen Lovisa of Sweden and Norway

Queen consort of Sweden and Norway


Date & place of birth August 5, 1828 Palace at the Korte Voorhuut, the Hague
Born as HRH Princess of the Netherlands
Names Wilhelmina Frederica Alexandrine Anne Louise

Father Prince Frederick of the Netherlands
Mother Princes Luise of Prussia





Royal house Orange-Nassau (born) Bernadotte (marriage)
Consort Crown Princess of Sweden and Norway June 19, 1850-July 8, 1859
Queen consort July 8, 1859-March 30, 1871
Tenure 10 years 265 days
Crowned May 6, 1860 Storkyrkan, Stockholm / August 5, 1860 Nidaros Domkirke, Trondheim, Norway
Predecessor Princess Josephine of Leuchtenberg
Successor Princess Sophia of Nassau





Siblings (3)
Eldest of four children (2 brothers, 1 sister)
Prince Drederick of the Netherlands
Prince Wilhelm of the Netherlands
Princess Marie of the Netherlands (Princess William of Wied)





Married June 19, 1850 Storkyrkan, Stockholm
Spouse King Carl XV of Sweden and Norway (then Crown Prince Carl of Sweden and Norway)





Issue (2)
(1 son, 1 daughter)
Princess Lovisa of Sweden and Norway (Queen Louise of Denmark)
Prince Carl Oscar of Sweden and Norway, Duke of Sodermanland





Grandchildren (8)
(4 grandsons, 4 granddaughters)
Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark (King Frederik VIII of Denmark)
Prince Carl of Denmark (King Haakon VII of Norway)
Princess Louise of Denmark
Prince Harald of Denmark
Princess Ingeborg of Denmark
Princess Thyra of Denmark
Prince Gustav of Denmark
Princess Dagmar of Denmark





Died March 30, 1871 Royal Palace, Stockholm(age 43)
Place of burial Riddarholm Cathedral, Stockholm





Titles
HRH Princess of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau
HRH Crown Princess of Sweden and Norway, Duchess of Skane, Princess of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau
HM Queen of Sweden and Norway, Princess of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau





Paternal grandparents
King Willem I of the Netherlands
Princess Wilhelmine of Prussia (Queen Wilhelmine of the Netherlands)

Paternal great-grandparents
Prince Willem V of Orange
Princess Wilhelmine of Prussia
King Frederick Wilhelm II of Prussia
Princess Frederika Louisa of Hese-Darmstadt





Maternal grandparents
King Frederik Wilhelm III of Prussia
Duchess Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Maternal great-grandparents
King Frederick Willem of Prussia
Princess Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt
Grand Duke Karl II of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Princess Frederike of Hesse-Darmstadt