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Louise of Hesse-Kassel – The philanthropic Queen

July 30, 2017 Moniek Bloks 0

This article was written by Michelle. Louise of Hesse-Kassel became queen consort of Denmark in 1863, and as such, she was the first constitutional queen of Denmark. How did she influence the social development of her time, and in which ways did she exercise power?[1] Queen Louise is known in Danish history as a philanthropic [read more]

The Politics of Skirts

June 8, 2017 Moniek Bloks 1

This article was written by Michelle. In 1898 an article appeared in a Danish newspaper, criticising Queen Louise of Denmark for her intrusion into politics: ”In Germany, they have had their Reasons to distrust the Politics of Skirts, which has been going on at the Danish Court, but ultimately there have been no Accidents.” Queen [read more]