Duchess Luise of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
Luise of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (Luise Amalie; 29 January 1722 – 13 January 1780) was daughter of Ferdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and his wife Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel.
Background
She was born at the Schloss Bevern near Holzminden/Weser. She was the seventh of fourteen children. Her parents were second cousins.
Marriage
On 6 January 1742 she married Prince Augustus William of Prussia, second son of King Frederick William I of Prussia and Sophia Dorothea of Hanover. Prince Augustus William was a younger brother of the reigning Frederick the Great, whose spouse, Luise's own sister, gave him no children. As such, her son was to inherit the Prussian throne in 1786. had no children, their oldest son inherited the throne.
Family
Her older sister was Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, wife of Frederick the Great. She was also the sibling of the Queen of Denmark and Norway and the Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel.
Issue
Ancestors
Ancestors of Duchess Luise of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel |
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16. Henry III, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg |
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8. Augustus the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (=#24) |
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17. Princess Ursula of Saxe-Lauenburg-Ratzeburg |
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4. Ferdinand Albert I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg |
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18. John Albert II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Gustrow |
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9. Duchess Elisabeth Sophia of Mecklenburg-Gustrow (=#25) |
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19. Duchess Elisabeth of Mecklenburg-Gadebusch |
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2. Ferdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg |
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20. Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel |
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10. Frederick, Landgrave of Hesse-Eschwege |
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21. Countess Juliana of Nassau-Dillenburg |
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5. Landgravine Christina Wilhelmina of Hesse-Eschwege |
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22. John Casimir, Count Palatine of Kleeburg |
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11. Countess Palatine Eleonora Catherine of Zweibrücken |
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23. Princess Katharina of Sweden |
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1. Duchess Luise of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel |
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24. Augustus the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (=#8) |
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12. Anthony Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel |
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25. Duchess Elisabeth Sophia of Mecklenburg-Gustrow (=#9) |
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6. Louis Rudolph, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg |
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26. Frederick, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sønderburg-Norburg |
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13. Princess Elisabeth Juliana Schleswig-Holstein-Sønderborg-Norborg |
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27. Princess Eleonore of Anhalt-Zerbst |
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3. Duchess Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel |
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28. Joachim Ernest, Count of Oettingen-Oettingen |
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14. Albert Ernest I, Prince of Oettingen-Oettingen |
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29. Countess Anna Dorothea of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein |
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7. Princess Christine Louise of Oettingen-Oettingen |
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30. Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg |
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15. Duchess Christine Friederike of Württemberg |
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31. Countess Anna Katherina of Salm-Kyrburg |
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Titles, styles, honours and arms
Titles and styles
- 29 January 1722 - 6 January 1742 Her Serene Highness Duchess Luise of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
- 6 January 1742 - 13 January 1780 Her Royal Highness Princess August Wilhelm of Prussia
See also
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The generations indicate marriage to Frederick I, the first King of Prussia, and his descendents.
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1st generation |
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2nd generation |
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3rd generation |
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4th generation |
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5th generation |
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6th generation |
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7th generation |
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8th generation |
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9th generation |
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10th generation |
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11th generation |
- Waltraud Freytag
- Ehrengard von Reden
- Sibylle Kretschmer
- Jutta Jorn
- Brigitte von Dallwitz
- Countess Donata Emma of Castell-Rüdenhausen
- Countess Nina Helene Lydia Alexandra von Reventlow
- Hon. Victoria Lucinda Mancroft
- Alexandra Blahová
- Ziba Rastegar-Javaheri
- Eva Maria Kuduicke
- Heide Schmidt
- Hannelore Maria Kerscher
- Maria Vladimirovna, Grand Duchess of Russia
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12th generation |
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Persondata |
Name |
Luise Of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Duchess |
Alternative names |
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Short description |
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Date of birth |
29 January 1722 |
Place of birth |
Schloss Bevern, Wolfenbüttel |
Date of death |
13 January 1780 |
Place of death |
Schloss Oranienburg, Berlin |