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Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (Luise Auguste Wilhelmine Amalie; 10 March 1776 – 19 July 1810) was Queen of Prussia as the wife of King Frederick William III.The couple's happy, though short-lived, marriage produced nine children, including the future monarchs Frederick William IV of Prussia and William I, German Emperor.
Frederick William III (German: Friedrich Wilhelm III.; 3 August 1770 – 7 June 1840) was King of Prussia from 16 November 1797 until his death in 1840. He was concurrently Elector of Brandenburg in the Holy Roman Empire until 6 August 1806, when the empire was dissolved. Frederick William III ruled Prussia during the times of the Napoleonic Wars.
The Order of Louise (German: Luisen-Orden) was founded on 3 August 1814 by Frederick William III of Prussia to honor his late wife, the much beloved Queen Louise (née Luise Auguste Wilhelmine Amalie, Herzogin zu Mecklenburg-Strelitz).
Frederick William III of Prussia (1770–1840); married Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and had issue. Princess Christine of Prussia (1772–1773) Prince Louis Charles of Prussia (1773–1796); married Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and had issue. Princess Wilhelmina of Prussia (1774–1837); married William I of the Netherlands and had issue.
She was the eldest surviving daughter and fourth child of Frederick William III, King of Prussia, and Duchess Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, and a sister of Frederick William IV and of William I, German Emperor. She was known as Charlotte, a name popular in the Prussian royal family, [1] and nicknamed Lottchen by her family. [2]
The War Diary of the Emperor Frederick III, (1870–1871). Written by Frederick III, translated and edited by Alfred Richard Allinson. New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1927. This is the translated collection of the then–Crown Prince Frederick William's war diaries that he kept during the Franco-Prussian War. Life of the Emperor ...
Born on 1 February 1808, Princess Louise was the eighth child and youngest daughter of King Frederick William III of Prussia and Queen Louise.Her siblings included King Frederick William IV of Prussia, Kaiser Wilhelm I of Germany, Empress Charlotte of Russia (wife of Czar Nicholas I) and Alexandrine, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.
Victoria, Princess Royal (Victoria Adelaide Mary Louisa; [1] 21 November 1840 – 5 August 1901) was German Empress and Queen of Prussia as the wife of Frederick III, German Emperor. She was the eldest child of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and was created Princess Royal in 1841.