Louise of Sweden (1851–1926)

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Louise of Sweden (1851–1926)

Queen of Denmark. Name variations: Louisa of Sweden; Louise Bernadotte; Louise Josephine Eugenie Bernadotte. Born on October 31, 1851, in Stockholm, Sweden; died on March 20, 1926, in Amalienborg; daughter of Louise of the Netherlands (1828–1878) and Charles XV (1826–1872), king of Sweden and Norway (r. 1859–1872); married Frederick VIII (1843–1912), duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (r. 1869–1880), king of Denmark (r. 1906–1912); children: Christian X (1870–1947), king of Denmark (r. 1912–1947); Charles or Carl (1872–1957), became Haakon VII, king of Norway (r. 1905–1957); Louise Caroline (1875–1906); Harald (b. 1876); Ingeborg of Denmark (1878–1958); Thyra of Denmark (1880–1945); Dagmar Louise Elizabeth (1890–1961, who married Jörgen de Castenskiold, chamberlain at court).

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