Person:Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1)
Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
b.10 Mar 1776 Hannover
d.19 Jul 1810 Hohenzieritz
Parents and Siblings
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m. 18 Sep 1768
  1. Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz1769 - 1818
  2. Duchess Therese of Mecklenburg-Strelitz1773 - 1839
  3. Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz1776 - 1810
  4. Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz1778 - 1841
  5. George _____, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg1779 - 1860
Spouse and Children
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m. 24 Dec 1793
  1. Frederick William IV of Prussia1795 - 1861
  2. Wilhelm I _____, German Emperor1797 - 1888
  3. Alexandra Feodorovna1798 - 1860
  4. Prince Frederick Charles Alexander _____, of Prussia1801 - 1883
  5. Princess Alexandrine of Prussia1803 - 1892
  6. Princess Louise of Prussia1808 - 1870
  7. Prince Albert of Prussia1809 - 1872
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Facts and Events
Name Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Alt Name Louise Auguste Wilhelmine van Mecklenburg Strelitz
Gender Female
Birth[1] 10 Mar 1776 Hannover
Marriage 24 Dec 1793 Berlijnto Frederick William III of Prussia
Death[1] 19 Jul 1810 Hohenzieritz
Reference Number? Q156723?


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Duchess 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 Wilhelm I, German Emperor.

Her legacy became cemented after her extraordinary 1807 meeting with French Emperor Napoleon I at Tilsit – she met with the emperor to plead unsuccessfully for favorable terms after Prussia's disastrous losses in the Napoleonic Wars. She was already well loved by her subjects, but her meeting with Napoleon led Louise to become revered as "the soul of national virtue". Her early death at the age of thirty-four "preserved her youth in the memory of posterity", and caused Napoleon to reportedly remark that the king "has lost his best minister". The Order of Louise was founded by her grieving husband four years later as a female counterpart to the Iron Cross. In the 1920s, conservative German women founded the Queen Louise League.

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References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
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