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Prince Louis Charles of Prussia

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House
  
House of Hohenzollern


Name
  
Prince Charles

Prince Louis Charles of Prussia

Born
  
5 November 1773Berlin, Prussia (
1773-11-05
)

Issue
  
Prince FrederickPrince CharlesFrederica Wilhelmina, Duchess of Anhalt-Dessau

Father
  
Frederick William II of Prussia

Mother
  
Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt

Died
  
December 28, 1796, Berlin, Germany

Spouse
  
Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (m. 1793)

Children
  
Prince Frederick of Prussia, Princess Frederica Wilhelmina of Prussia

Parents
  
Frederick William II of Prussia, Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt

Grandchildren
  
Princess Agnes of Anhalt-Dessau

Similar People
  
Frederica of Mecklenburg‑Strelitz, Frederick William II of Prussia, Wilhelmine of Prussia - Queen of, Ernest Augustus I of Hanover, Frederick William III of Prussia

Prince Louis Charles of Prussia (German: Friedrich Ludwig Karl von Preußen; Potsdam, 5 November 1773 – Berlin, 28 December 1796) was the second son and third child of Frederick William II of Prussia and Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt.

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Marriage and issue

On 26 December 1793 in Berlin, Prussia, Prince Louis married HSH Duchess Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, youngest daughter of Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and sister of Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, wife of his brother Frederick.

They had three children:

  • HRH Prince Frederick Wilhelm Ludwig of Prussia (30 October 1794 - 27 July 1863); married Princess Luise of Anhalt-Bernburg (1799–1882); father of Prince George and Prince Alexander of Prussia.
  • HRH Prince Charles of Prussia (26 September 1795 - 6 April 1798).
  • HRH Princess Frederica Wilhelmina Louise Amalia of Prussia (30 September 1796 - 1 January 1850); married Leopold IV, Duke of Anhalt-Dessau (1794–1871) and had issue.

    • Prince Louis Charles died aged 23 from diphtheria.

    His widow went on to marry twice more, becoming Queen of Hanover by her last marriage.

    Titles

  • 5 November 1773 – 28 December 1796: His Royal Highness Prince Louis Charles of Prussia

    • References

    Prince Louis Charles of Prussia Wikipedia
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