Louise of Prussia Archives - History of Royal Women

The Year of Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz – The life and death of Louise of Prussia (Part one)

Sunday, 1 February 2026, 0:00 Moniek Bloks 0

On 1 February 1808, Queen Louise gave birth to her penultimate child, a daughter who would be her namesake – Louise. It was Louise’s ninth pregnancy, but little Louise was her sixth surviving child. Queen Louise had been dreading childbirth as she had been stuck in Memel, where the house was too small and there [read more]

Empress Hermine and Luise, Grand Duchess of Baden – A mother’s love

Sunday, 20 December 2020, 13:13 Moniek Bloks 0

Hermine Reuss of Greiz was one of the five daughters of Heinrich XXII, Prince Reuss of Greiz and his wife Princess Ida of Schaumburg-Lippe. Her childhood was overshadowed by the death of her mother in childbirth and the incurable disability of her only brother. A 13-year marriage to Prince Johann Georg of Schönaich-Carolath produced five [read more]

Louise of Prussia – A Prussian through and through (Part two)

Thursday, 22 October 2020, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Read part one here. In 1879, Louise’s 17-year-old daughter Victoria was introduced to Gustav, the future King of Sweden, and their betrothal was announced later that year. On 20 September 1881, which was also Louise and Frederick’s 25th wedding anniversary, their daughter married Crown Prince Gustav. Although Victoria was well-received in Sweden as a descendant [read more]

Louise of Prussia – A Prussian through and through (Part one)

Wednesday, 21 October 2020, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Princess Louise of Prussia was born on 3 December 1838 as the second child of the future Wilhelm I, German Emperor and Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach. She would be the only sibling of the future Emperor Frederick III, and he was seven years her senior. Her first name was chosen in honour of her grandmother Louise [read more]

Princess Louise of Prussia – Quietly behind the throne

Wednesday, 8 August 2018, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Princess Louise of Prussia was born on 1 February 1808 as the daughter of Frederick William III of Prussia and Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. She knew her future husband from a young age, as his family were in exile in Prussia. Prince Frederick of the Netherlands was born in Berlin in 1797 as the second son [read more]

Princess Louise of Prussia and Huize De Paauw

Friday, 15 June 2018, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Huize (House) De Paauw in Wassenaar just outside The Hague in the Netherlands has the allure of a former royal palace but, you may know of my luck, it is currently undergoing renovations which are due to last until at least 2020. It has been in use by the country since 1923 but before that [read more]