Louise Albertine of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön
Louise Albertine, Princess of Anhalt-Bernburg (née Princess Louise Albertine of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön; 21 July 1748 – 2 March 1769) was a member of the Danish royal family and the consort of Frederick Albert, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg.
Louise Albertine | |
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Princess Consort of Anhalt-Bernburg | |
Reign | 18 May 1765 – 2 March 1769 |
Born | Plön, Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön | 21 July 1748
Died | 2 March 1769 20) Ballenstedt, Anhalt Holy Roman Empire | (aged
Spouse | Frederick Albert, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg |
Issue | Alexius Frederick Christian, Duke of Anhalt-Bernburg Princess Pauline of Anhalt-Bernburg |
House | Oldenburg (by birth) Ascania (by marriage) |
Father | Frederick Charles, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön |
Mother | Christine Armgard von Reventlow |
Biography
Princess Louise Albertine of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön was born in Plön on 21 July 1748 to Frederick Charles, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön, a member of a cadet branch of the Danish royal family, and Christine Armgard von Reventlow. Her mother was the daughter of Christian Detlev, Count of Reventlow and a niece of Queen Anne Sophie of Denmark and Norway.
On 4 June 1763 Louise Albertine married Prince Frederick Albert of Anhalt-Bernburg in Augustenborg.[1] They had two children:
- Alexius Frederick Christian, Duke of Anhalt-Bernburg (1767-1834)
- Princess Pauline of Anhalt-Bernburg (1769-1820)
In 1765 her husband succeeded his father, Victor Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg, as the Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg.
She died on 2 March 1769 in Ballenstedt.[2] She is buried in the crypt of the Castle Church of St. Aegidien in Bernburg.[3]
References
- "Oldenburg 10". genealogy.euweb.cz.
- "Person Page". thepeerage.com.
- "Bernburg". 8 July 2017. Archived from the original on 8 July 2017.