- Born
- Died
- Birth nameLovisa Josefina Eugenia
- Dronning Louise was born on October 31, 1851 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. She was married to King Frederik VIII. She died on March 20, 1926 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
- SpouseKing Frederik VIII(July 28, 1869 - May 14, 1912) (his death, 8 children)
- Children
- RelativesKing Olav V(Grandchild)Frederik IX(Grandchild)Arveprins Knud(Grandchild)Kronprinsesse Märtha(Grandchild)Carl Bernadotte(Grandchild)H.M. Queen Margrethe of Denmark(Great Grandchild)Prinsesse Benedikte(Great Grandchild)Queen Anne-Marie(Great Grandchild)Prinsesse Elisabeth(Great Grandchild)Grev Ingolf(Great Grandchild)Prinsesse Ragnhild(Great Grandchild)Prinsesse Astrid(Great Grandchild)King Harald V(Great Grandchild)Prince Waldemar Schaumburg-Lippe(Great Grandchild)Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte of Luxembourg(Great Grandchild)King Baudouin(Great Grandchild)King Albert II(Great Grandchild)King Oscar II(Aunt or Uncle)King Gustaf V(Cousin)Prins Eugen(Cousin)Flemming greve af Rosenborg(Great Grandchild)William of Wied(Cousin)
- Had 8 children: Christian (1870-1947), King Christian X, Carl (1872-1957), King Haakon VII of Norway, Louise (1875-1906), Harald (1876-1949), Ingeborg (1878-1958) , Thyra (1880-1945), Gustav (1887-1944), and Dagmar (1890-1961).
- Sister-in-law of Queen Alexandra, King George of Greece, Czarina Maria Fyodorovna, Prinsesse Thyra, and Prins Valdemar.
- Her granddaughter, Princess Astrid Sophie Louise Bernadotte of Sweden, married King Leopold III. Through Astrid Sophie, Louise is the great-grandmother of Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte of Luxembourg, King Baudouin, and King Albert II, and the great-great-grandmother of Grand Duke Henri de Luxembourg, and King Philippe.
- Mother-in-law of Dronning Alexandrine.
- Grandmother of Frederik IX and Arveprins Knud. Great-grandmother of H.M. Queen Margrethe of Denmark, Queen Anne-Marie, and Prinsesse Benedikte. 2nd great-grandmother of Frederik X, Prins Joachim, Prins Gustav af Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, Prinsesse Alexandra af Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, Crown Prince of Greece Pavlos, Prince Nikolaos, and Theodora Greece. 3rd great-grandmother of Kronprins Christian, H.E. Greve Nikolai, and H.E. Greve Felix.
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