Queen Louise of Denmark (1817-1898)

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Queen Louise of Denmark, née Princess Luise Wilhelmine Friederike Caroline Auguste Julie of Hesse - Kassel.

Born: 7 September 1817 at Kassel, Germany.
Daughter of Prince William of Hesse and Princess Charlotte of Denmark.

Marriage: Amalienborg, 26 May 1842 to Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg

Children:
Frederick VIII of Denmark (June 3, 1843 - May 14, 1912).
Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom, (December 1, 1844 - November 20, 1925).
King George I of Greece (Vilhelm) (December 24, 1845 - March 18, 1913)
Empress Maria Fedorovna (November 26, 1847 - October 13, 1928)
Princess Thyra of Denmark (September 29, 1853 - February 26, 1933).
Prince Valdemar of Denmark, (October 27, 1858 - January 14, 1939).

Became queen: 1863, after the death of Frederik VII.

Died in 1898 at Bernstorff Palace.
Interred in Roskilde Cathedral.

Trivia: Nicknamed the Mother-in-law of Europe after the favourable marriage matches she made for her children.