Lovisa of Sweden

Queen Louise of Denmark (October 31, 1851 - March 20, 1926) was a princess of Sweden and the Queen consort of Frederik VIII of Denmark.

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October 31 - 1851 - March 20 - 1926 - Sweden - Frederik VIII of Denmark

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Louise Josephine Eugenie of the House of Bernadotte was born Princess Lovisa/Louise of Sweden in Stockholm. She was the only daughter of King Charles XV (3.5.1826 Stockholm -18.9.1872 Malmö) and Queen Louise of Sweden (5.8.1828 The Hague-30.3.1871 Stockholm).

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House of Bernadotte - Stockholm - King Charles XV - Queen Louise - Sweden

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Louise married in Stockholm on July 28, 1869, Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark (1843-1912); she eventually became Queen of Denmark in 1906 as Frederik's consort. The couple had 8 children (see Frederick VIII of Denmark).

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July 28 - 1869 - Frederik - Denmark - 1906

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As tradition precluded the succession of a woman to the thrones of Sweden and Norway, Louise could not inherit them. Her father Charles XV was succeeded by his brother Oscar II. By a twist of fate, Louise's son, Prince Charles, did in fact eventually became King of Norway; he was elected to the newly created throne as a result of Norway's independence from Sweden in 1905.

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Sweden - Norway - Charles XV - Oscar II - Charles - Norway's independence from Sweden in 1905

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Contrary to other Scandinavian monarchies, which were elective, Norway was a hereditary kingdom from its beginning. The succession rules were somewhat loose, but agnatic members of the Fairhair dynasty had higher claim. After its extinction in the Middle Ages, the crown of Norway was inherited in female line, firstly by a Swedish prince, then by Danish princes and kings. Norway came to belong to Charles XIII of Sweden not only as a result of war, but also because he was a descendant of a junior branch of the Oldenburg House, the Norwegian Royal House of that time. Old traditions of Norwegian succession did not preclude succession through a female line; therefore it was relatively easy to set aside the restrictions of a relatively new constitution.

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Monarchies - Fairhair - Middle Ages - Charles XIII of Sweden - Oldenburg House

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Queen Louise died in Amalienborg in 1926 and is interred next to her husband in Roskilde Cathedral near Copenhagen.

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Amalienborg - Roskilde Cathedral

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