Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

The Year of Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz – Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, The poor and seduced child (Part three)

Wednesday, 4 March 2026, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0
Read part two here.  Now a widow, Frederica moved into Schönhausen Palace, which was farther away from her sister. The official period of mourning for her husband was set at three months, but it was extended after the death of Frederick the Great’s widow, Elisabeth Christine, in January 1797. Frederica was often visited by her [read more]
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Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

The Year of Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz – Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, A heavenly apparition (Part two)

Tuesday, 3 March 2026, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0
Read part one here.  Despite his obvious reluctance to marry Frederica, Prince Louis wrote to her father, “The better I get to know Frederica, the more fortunate I feel to have such a wife, with whom, I am convinced, I will live happily and contentedly.” The official engagement took place on 24 April 1793. The [read more]
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Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

The Year of Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz – Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, An Angel (Part one)

Monday, 2 March 2026, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0
Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was born on 2 March 1778 in the Old Palace in Hanover as the fifth daughter of the future Charles II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, and Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt. She was just two years younger than her sister Louise, who would become Queen of Prussia. In addition to Louise, there were two [read more]
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The Royal Women

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

Monday, 2 February 2026, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0
Read part one here. Louise’s two daughters were taught French, German, and a little English and Russian. They also practised their painting, needlework and maths. They were given instruction in music by the director of the The Hague music school. Frederick had been unhappy with the way his nephews were being raised and was looking [read more]
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Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

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]