HM Queen Lovisa of Sweden

Queen consort of Sweden
Second wife of King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden


Date & place of birth July 13, 1889 Heiligenberg Palace, Jugenheim, Darmstadt
Born as HSH Princess of Battenberg
Names Louise Alexandra Marie Irene

Father Prince Louis of Battenberg (1st Marguess of Milford Haven)
Mother Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine





Royal house Battenberg (born) Bernadotte (marriage)
Consort Crown Princess of Sweden November 3, 1923-October 29, 1950
Queen consort October 29, 1950-March 7, 1965
Tenure13 years 128 days
Predecessor Princess Margaret of Connaught (as Crown Princess)
Successor Princess Victoria of Baden





Siblings (3)
Second of four children (2 brothers, 1 sister)
Princess Alice of Battenberg (Princess Andreas of Greece and Denmark)
Prince George of Battenberg (2nd Marquess of Milford Haven)
Prince Louis of Battenberg (Louis Mountbatten)





Married November 3, 1923 Royal chapel, St. James's Palace, London
Spouse King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden (then Crown Prince Guastaf Adolf of Sweden)





Died March 7, 1965 St. Gorans Hospital, Stockholm(age 75)
Place of burial Royal Haga Cemetery, Stockholm





Titles
HSH Princess of Battenberg
Lady Louise Mountbatten (from July 17, 1917)
HRH Crown Princess of Sweden, Duchess of Scania
HM Queen of Sweden





Paternal grandparents
Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine
Countess Julia Hauke

Paternal great-grandparents
Grand Duke Ludwig II of Hesse and by Rhine
Princess Wilhelmine of Baden
Count John Maurice Hauke
Sophie de la Fontain





Maternal grandparents
Grand Duke Ludwig IV of Hesse and by Rhine
Princess Alice of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Maternal great-grandparents
Prince Karl of Hesse and by Rhine
Princess Elisabeth of Prussia
Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland