Name Princess Caroline | ||
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Reign 25 March 1816 - 17 February 1831 Born 28 September 1789
Gottorp, Schleswig, Duchy of Schleswig ( 1789-09-28 ) Issue Princess Luise Marie
Friederike, Duchess of Anhalt-Bernburg
Karl, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg
Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg
Prince Wilhelm
Christian IX of Denmark
Princess Luise
Prince Julius
Prince Johann
Prince Nikolaus Father Landgrave Charles of Hesse-Kassel Mother Princess Louise of Denmark Died March 13, 1867, Ballenstedt, Germany Spouse Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg (m. 1810) Children Christian IX of Denmark Parents Prince Charles of Hesse-Kassel, Princess Louise of Denmark House House of Hesse, House of Glucksburg Similar People Princess Louise of Denmark, Christian IX of Denmark, Louise of Hesse‑Kassel, Prince Charles of Hesse‑Kassel, Princess Thyra of Denmark | ||
Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel (German: Luise Karoline von Hessen-Kassel) (28 September 1789, Gottorp – 13 March 1867, Ballenstedt) was the consort of Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and the matriarch of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, which would eventually become the ruling house of the kingdoms of Denmark, Greece, Norway, and, barring unforeseen circumstances, the United Kingdom.
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Early life
Louise Caroline was born at Gottorp in the Duchy of Schleswig to Landgrave Charles of Hesse-Kassel (19 December 1744 – 17 August 1836) and his wife Princess Louise of Denmark (30 January 1750 – 12 January 1831). Her elder sister Marie Sophie of Hesse-Kassel (28 October 1767 – 21 March 1852) became Queen consort of Frederick VI of Denmark.
Marriage and issue
Friedrich Wilhelm and Louise Caroline had ten children:
Louise Caroline's son, Prince Christian, was named third-in-line to the throne of Christian VIII of Denmark in 1847. He succeeded his childless cousin, Frederick VII of Denmark, on 15 November 1863, the Hereditary Prince Ferdinand having deceased somewhat earlier.
Her grandchildren included (among others) King Frederick VIII of Denmark, Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom, Empress Marie Feodorovna of All the Russias, King George I of the Hellenes and Crown Princess Thyra of Hanover.
At the time of her death, she was the last surviving grandchild of Frederick V of Denmark.