Landgravines of Hesse-Kassel: Anna of Hesse, Countess Amalie Elisabeth of Hanau-Münzenberg, Dorothea Wilhelmine of Saxe-Zeitz, Duchess Sabine of Württ

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 27. Chapters: Anna of Hesse, Countess Amalie Elisabeth of Hanau-Munzenberg, Dorothea Wilhelmine of Saxe-Zeitz, Duchess Sabine of Wurttemberg, Elisabeth Henriette of Hesse-Kassel, Elizabeth of Hesse-Kassel, Duchess of Mecklenburg, Hedwig of Hesse-Kassel, Irina, Countess of Schonburg-Glauchau, Landgravine Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel, Landgravine Karoline Amalie of Hesse-Kassel, Landgravine Marie Luise Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel, Louise of Hesse-Kassel, Margravine Hedwig Sophie of Brandenburg, Margravine Philippine of Brandenburg-Schwedt, Princess Augusta of Hesse-Kassel, Princess Augusta of Prussia, Princess Caroline of Nassau-Usingen, Princess Christina Margarethe of Hesse, Princess Louise Charlotte of Denmark, Princess Louise of Denmark (1750-1831), Princess Louise of Saxe-Meiningen, Princess Marie Frederica of Hesse-Kassel, Princess Mary of Great Britain, Princess Wilhelmina Caroline of Denmark, Ulrika Eleonora, Queen of Sweden. Excerpt: Louise of Hesse (German: , Danish: ) (7 September 1817 - 29 September 1898) was a German Princess and (from 15 November 1863) the queen consort to King Christian IX of Denmark. Louise of Hesse was a descendant of an ancient German princely family, the Landgraves of Hesse, but lived in Denmark from the age of three and had Danish ancestry. In the political and dynastic conflicts that raged in Denmark during her lifetime she consistently found herself in opposition to German nationalism and protective of Danish interests mainly due to her upbringing and rank within the kingdom of Denmark. She was a daughter of Prince William of Hesse and Charlotte of Denmark (1789-1864). Her mother, a Princess of Denmark, saw her become Hereditary Princess of Denmark and then Queen of Denmark. Louise's paternal grandparents were Prince Frederick of Hesse, youngest brother of William I, Elector of Hesse, and...