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    Louise MountbattenQueen consort of Sweden
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    • Louise Alexandra Marie Irene Mountbatten (born Princess Louise of Battenberg; 13 July 1889 – 7 March 1965) was Queen of Sweden from 29 October 1950 until her death in 1965 as the wife of King Gustaf VI Adolf. Born a princess of the German House of Battenberg, Louise was closely related to the ruling families of Britain as a great-granddaughte… See more

    Early life

    Louise was born a Princess of Battenberg at Schloss Heiligenberg, Seeheim-Jugenheim, in the
    Because … See more

    Courtships

    In 1909, Louise received a proposal from Manuel II of Portugal. Her grand-uncle, Edward VII, the British monarch, was in favour of the match, but Louise declined, as she wished to marry for love. At the age of twenty, Lou… See more

    Crown princess

    The marriage between Louise and Gustav Adolf was by all accounts a love match and described as very happy. She was also liked by her mother-in-law because of her friendly nature, although they seldom saw each other… See more

    Queen consort

    In 1950, Louise became queen after her husband's accession to the throne. Louise is described as a true democrat at heart, and was therefore somewhat disturbed at being celebrated merely in her capacity of queen. In r… See more

    Death and funeral

    Queen Louise died on 7 March 1965 at Saint Göran Hospital, in Stockholm, Sweden, following emergency surgery after a period of severe illness. She had made her last public appearance at the Nobel Prize Cere… See more

    Sources

    • Fjellman, Margit: Drottning Louise – En biografi (Queen Louise – A Biography), Bonniers, 1965; 232 pages (Sweden)
    • Fjellman, Margit: Louise Mountbatten, Queen of Sweden, London, Allen Unwin, 1968; … See more

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