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Tenure 18 September 1820 – 11 March 1867 Predecessor Princess Louise Auguste of Denmark Successor Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Noble family House of Danneskiold-Samsøe Father Christian Conrad, Count af Danneskiold-Samsøe Mother Johanne Henriette Valentine Kaas Died 11 March 1867, Przemków, Poland Spouse Christian August II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg Children Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein, Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein Parents Christian Conrad, Count of Danneskiold-Samsøe, Johanne Henriette Valentine Kaas Grandchildren Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein Similar Christian August II - Duke of S, Frederick VIII - Duke of Schles, Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe‑Langenburg, Christian Conrad - Count of, Princess Louise Sophie of | ||
Countess Louise Sophie af Danneskiold-Samsøe (1796 – 1867) was a member of a Danish noble family descended illegitimately from Christian V of Denmark and the wife of Christian August II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg. She was the grandmother of German Empress Auguste Victoria, wife of the last German Emperor Wilhelm II.
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Early life
Countess Louise Sophie af Danneskiold-Samsøe was born on 22 September 1796 in Gisselfeld, Denmark to Christian Conrad, Count af Danneskiold-Samsøe (1774–1823) and his wife Johanne Henriette Valentine Kaas (1776–1843), daughter of the Danish Admiral Frederik Christian Kaas and a descendant of the war hero Jørgen Kaas. The House of Danneskiold-Samsøe is a non-dynastic branch of the House of Oldenburg, descended from Christian Gyldenløve, Count of Samsø, an illegitimate son of Christian V of Denmark by his mistress Sophie Amalie Moth.
Marriage and issue
On 18 September 1820 she married Christian August II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg at the Church of Braaby, Gisselfeld. They had seven children:
Later life and death
Louise Sophie died on 11 March 1867 in Primkenau in the Kingdom of Prussia, aged 70 and was buried in the Lutheran church of Primkenau.
Descendants
Her descendants include: Auguste Viktoria, German Empress, Queen Frederica of the Hellenes, Constantine II of Greece, Queen Sofía of Spain, Felipe VI of Spain and Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden.