Name Margravine of | ||
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Father Frederick Henry, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt Mother Leopoldine Marie of Anhalt-Dessau Born 24 September 1750
Rozanki ( 1750-09-24 ) Died December 21, 1811, Dessau, Germany Spouse Leopold III, Duke of Anhalt-Dessau (m. 1767) Children Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt-Dessau Parents Leopoldine Marie of Anhalt-Dessau, Frederick Henry, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt Grandchildren Prince George Bernhard of Anhalt-Dessau Grandparents Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau | ||
Noble family House of Hohenzollern | ||
Louise Henriette Wilhelmine of Brandenburg-Schwedt (24 September 1750 in Różanki – 21 December 1811 in Dessau), was a Margravine of Brandenburg by births and by marriage a princess, and later Duchess, of Anhalt-Dessau.
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Life
Louise was the daughter of Margrave Frederick Henry of Brandenburg-Schwedt and his wife Leopoldine Marie (born Princess of Anhalt-Dessau) from the line Brandenburg-Schwedt the House of Hohenzollern. She married her cousin Leopold III of Anhalt-Dessau on 25 July 1767 in Charlottenburg. By this marriage, she was Princess, and later Duchess, of Anhalt-Dessau.
She was considered educated and well read and was artistically gifted and was friends with famous artists, among them Angelica Kauffman, who painted some portraits of Louise. She travelled to England in 1775, and later to Switzerland and Italy.
Children
- A daughter (b. and d. Dessau, 11 February 1768).
- Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt-Dessau (b. Dessau, 27 December 1769 – d. Dessau, 27 May 1814).