Louise of Great Britain Archives - History of Royal Women

Louise of Great Britain – The popular Queen

Saturday, 23 June 2018, 20:00 Moniek Bloks 1

Louise of Great Britain was born on 18 December 1724 as the daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Caroline of Ansbach. On 11 December 1743, she married the future King Frederick V of Denmark. King Christian VI hoped that a match with Great Britain would improve his chances to succeed as King of Sweden. This never [read more]

The Princesses of Cambridge

Saturday, 2 May 2015, 21:30 Moniek Bloks 0

The first two creations of the Dukedom of Cambridge were for the sons of the future James II and his first wife, Anne Hyde. Both boys died young and thus never had children themselves. The third creation was for the future George II, who was styled as Duke and Marquess of Cambridge from 9 November [read more]