Name Princess of | Role 1756–1808 | |
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Issue Frederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-SchwerinLouise Charlotte, Hereditary Princess of Saxe-Gotha-AltenburgDuke Gustav WilhelmDuke KarlCharlotte Frederica, Hereditary Princess of DenmarkDuke Adolf House House of Saxe-Gotha-AltenburgHouse of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Mother Countess Louise Reuss of Schleiz Spouse Frederick Francis I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (m. 1775) Parents Prince John August of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg Children Duchess Louise Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Similar People Duchess Louise Charlotte, Duchess Charlotte Frederica, Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg‑Schwerin, Grand Duchess Elena Pa, Frederick VII of Denmark |
Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, German: Luise, Prinzessin von Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (born 9 March 1756 in Roda, Duchy of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg; died 1 January 1808 at Schloss Ludwigslust in Ludwigslust, Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin) was Duchess consort of Mecklenburg-Schwerin through her marriage to Frederick Francis I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg, Louise was also a member of the House of Mecklenburg.
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Life

Louise was the fourth and youngest child of Prince John August of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg and Countess Louise Reuss of Schleiz. After the death of her mother in 1773, both she and her older sister Augusta inherited the title of co-Countess of Limpurg-Gaildorf as one of the several heirs of William Henry, Schenk of Limpurg zu Gaildorf (d. 1690 without surviving male issue). Both sisters retained their portions of the Limpurg-Gaildorf inheritance (1/4 of Amt Gaildorf and 1/16 of the town of Gaildorf) until 1780, when they sold their share to Charles Eugene, Duke of Württemberg.
In Gotha on 1 June 1775, Louise married Frederick Francis, Hereditary Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, eldest child and only son of Duke Ludwig of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and his wife Princess Charlotte Sophie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. They had six children: