Louise Charlotte of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg explained

Louise Charlotte
Succession:Princess Consort of Anhalt-Köthen
Reign:26 July 1763 – 17 October 1789
Spouse:Karl George Lebrecht, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen
Issue:Augustus Christian Frederick, Duke of Anhalt-Köthen
Louis of Anhalt-Köthen
House:Glücksburg (by birth)
Ascania (by marriage)
Father:Frederick, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Mother:Henriette Augusta of Lippe-Detmold
Birth Date:5 March 1749
Birth Place:Glücksburg Castle
Glücksburg, Schleswig-Holstein
Death Place:Köthen, Anhalt-Köthen
Confederation of the Rhine

Louise Charlotte Friederike, Princess of Anhalt-Köthen (née Princess Louise Charlotte Friederike of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg; 5 March 1749 – 30 March 1812) was a member of the Danish royal family and the consort of Karl George Lebrecht, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen.

Biography

Princess Louise Charlotte Friederike of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg was born on 5 March 1749 at Glücksburg Castle. Her father was Frederick, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg. Her mother, Henriette Augusta of Lippe-Detmold, was a daughter of Simon Henry Adolph, Count of Lippe-Detmold. Louise Charlotte was a Danish princess by birth, as a male-line descendant of Christian III of Denmark.

On 26 July 1763 she married Karl George Lebrecht, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen, becoming the Princess Consort of Anhalt-Köthen. They had six children:[1]

  1. Karoline Louise (b. Köthen, 8 January 1767 - d. Köthen, 8 February 1768).
  2. Augustus Christian Frederick, Prince and from 1806 first Duke of Anhalt-Köthen (b. Köthen, 18 November 1769 - d. Schloss Geuz, 5 May 1812).
  3. Karl William (b. Köthen, 5 January 1771 - killed in action at Avesnes, 8 November 1793).
  4. Louise Friederike (b. Köthen, 30 August 1772 - d. Köthen, 28 December 1775).
  5. Louis (b. Köthen, 25 September 1778 - d. Köthen, 16 September 1802).
  6. Fredericka Wilhelmine (b. Köthen, 7 September 1780 - d. Köthen, 21 July 1781).

On 29 January 1764 she was a recipient of the Ordre de l'Union Parfaite.

Louise Charlotte died on 30 March 1812 in Köthen.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Karl Georg Lebrecht - Deutsche Biographie. Deutsche. Biographie. Deutsche-biographie.de. 22 June 2019.
  2. Web site: Hans den Yngre - wizg10.htm. Hansdenyngre.dk. 22 June 2019.