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Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1756–1808)

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Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
Duchess consort of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Tenure24 April 1785 – 1 January 1808
Born(1756-03-09)9 March 1756
Roda, Duchy of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
Died1 January 1808(1808-01-01) (aged 51)
Schloss Ludwigslust, Ludwigslust, Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
SpouseFrederick Francis I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg
IssueFrederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Louise Charlotte, Hereditary Princess of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
Duke Gustav Wilhelm
Duke Karl
Charlotte Frederica, Hereditary Princess of Denmark
Duke Adolf
HouseSaxe-Gotha-Altenburg
FatherPrince John August of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
MotherCountess Louise Reuss of Schleiz

Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (German: Luise; 9 March 1756 – 1 January 1808) was Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin through her marriage to Grand Duke Frederick Francis I.

Life

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Louise was the fourth and youngest child of Prince John August of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg and Countess Louise Reuss of Schleiz.[1] After the death of her mother in 1773, both she and her older sister Augusta inherited the title of co-Countess of Limpurg-Gaildorf as one of the several heirs of William Henry, Schenk of Limpurg zu Gaildorf (d. 1690 without surviving male issue).[2] Both sisters retained their portions of the Limpurg-Gaildorf inheritance (1/4 of Amt Gaildorf and 1/16 of the town of Gaildorf) until 1780, when they sold their share to Charles Eugene, Duke of Württemberg.[2]

In Gotha on 1 June 1775,[1] Louise married Frederick Francis, Hereditary Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, eldest child and only son of Duke Ludwig of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and his wife Princess Charlotte Sophie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. They had six children:[1]

Issue

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Ancestry

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References

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  1. ^ a b c geneall.net. "Luise, Herzogin von Sachsen-Gotha". geneall.net. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
  2. ^ a b The Limpurg Inheritance in: heraldica.org [retrieved 17 August 2016].
  3. ^ a b Schelfkirche St. Nikolai zu Schwerin in: worldhistory.de [retrieved 2 March 2017].
Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1756–1808)
Cadet branch of the House of Wettin
Born: 9 March 1756 Died: 1 January 1808
German royalty
Preceded by Duchess consort of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
24 April 1785 – 1 January 1808
Vacant
Title next held by
Princess Alexandrine of Prussia
as Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin