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Louise of Great Britain
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| Louise of Great Britain | |
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| Queen consort of Denmark and Norway | |
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| Consort | 6 August 1746 - 19 December 1751 |
| Consort to | Frederick V of Denmark |
| Issue | |
| Prince Christian Sophia Magdalena, Queen of Sweden Caroline, Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel Christian VII Louise, Princess Charles of Hesse |
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| Full name | |
| Louise (German: Louisa) | |
| Titles | |
| HM Queen Louise of Denmark and Norway HRH Princess Frederick of Denmark and Norway HRH The Princess Louise HRH Princess Louise of Wales |
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| Royal house | House of Oldenburg House of Hanover |
| Father | George II |
| Mother | Caroline of Ansbach |
| Born | 7 December 1724 Leicester House, London |
| Baptised | 22 December 1724 Leicester House, London |
| Died | 19 December 1751 (aged 27) Christiansborg, Denmark |
| Burial | Roskilde Cathedral, Denmark |
Louise of Great Britain (7 December 1724 - 19 December 1751) was the youngest surviving daughter of George II and Caroline of Ansbach, and became queen consort of Denmark and Norway.
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HRH Princess Louise of Wales was born, fifth daughter and youngest child of George, Prince of Wales and Caroline of Ansbach, on 7 December 1724, at Leicester House, London. She was baptised there on 22 December.
On 11 June 1727, when Louise was two years old, her grandfather, George I, died, and her father ascended the throne as George II. As a child of the sovereign, she became automatically entitled to the style HRH The Princess Louise
She married the Prince Frederick of Denmark and Norway, on 11 December 1743, and took the courtesy style of HRH Princess Frederick of Denmark and Norway. The couple had seven children, two of whom did not survive birth.
When her husband ascended the throne, on 6 August 1746, as Frederick V, she became queen consort, thus becoming known as HM The Queen of Denmark and Norway.
Louise passed away on 19 December 1751, in Christiansborg, predeceasing her husband by fourteen years, and was buried at Roskilde Cathedral.
- 7 December 1724-11 June 1727: Her Royal Highness Princess Louise of Wales
- 11 June 1727-11 December 1743: Her Royal Highness The Princess Louise
- 11 December 1743-6 August 1746: Her Royal Highness Princess Frederick of Denmark and Norway
- 6 August 1746-19 December 1751: Her Majesty Queen Louise of Denmark and Norway
| Name | Birth | Death | Notes |
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| Prince Christian | 7 July 1745 | 3 June 1747 | died in infancy |
| Sophia Magdalena, Queen of Sweden | 1746 | 1813 | married, 1766, Gustav III of Sweden; had issue |
| Caroline, Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel | 10 July 1747 | 19 January 1820 | married, 1763, William I, Elector of Hesse; had issue |
| Christian VII | 1749 | 1808 | married, 1766, Caroline Matilda of Wales; had issue |
| Louise, Princess Charles of Hesse | 1750 | 1831 | married, 1766, Prince Charles of Hesse; had issue |