Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow

Louise, Duchess of Mecklenburg [- Güstrow ] ( Luise, born August 28, 1667 Güstrow, † March 15, 1721 in Copenhagen) was a daughter of the Duke Gustav Adolf of Mecklenburg and his wife Magdalene Sibylle of Holstein- Gottorp, daughter of Friedrich III. of Schleswig -Holstein - Gottorp.

IV At her husband Friedrich page was Louise 1699-1721 Queen of Denmark.

Life

Louise grew up on the relatively modest Fürstenhof Mecklenburg- Güstrow where there was a strong pietistic religiosity. Of their eleven children eight reached adulthood, all of them girls. Your future husband, the Danish Crown Prince Frederick, she met when he looked round to German courts for a wife.

On December 5, 1695 Louise married in Copenhagen Crown Prince Frederick, later King Frederick IV, and in 1699 by his side Queen of Denmark. Your pompous - pompous anointing took place in 1700 in the castle chapel of Frederiksborg instead.

Louise suffered from the temperament of her husband, who had a series of liaisons. Want to Louise's lifetime went Friedrich two marriages for a left hand. Unlike her mother Charlotte Amalie Louise could settle difficult with this situation and felt it as insult. Louise made ​​her husband allegations, which sometimes led to embarrassing situations on the farm. It is assumed that Louise's deep religiosity also represented an escape from their rather disappointing marriage. Only days after Louise's death married Friedrich one of the two morganatic wives, his great love Anna Sophie Reventlow, officially and made them later to the Queen.

Louise took part in the official court life and fulfilled their ceremonial duties. Otherwise, she led a rather secluded and quiet life. Her husband's popularity did not reach them. Over time, she received Denmark's three goods - Hørsholm, Rungstedgård and Ebberødgård - whose management it does not itself took over.

To her son, Christian, later King Christian VI. , Louise had a close and formative relationship. Also developed a strong Christian religiosity and was, like his mother, rather shy of the public.

Louise left an extensive collection of books, which is now preserved in the Royal Library in Copenhagen. Most of the books are religious texts. Since they only had German books, it is presumed that they either could not or Danish language only reluctantly used.

Progeny

Queen Louise and King Frederick IV had five children, three of whom died in early childhood:

• Christian (1697-1698)
• Christian, (1699-1746) later as Christian VI. King of Denmark
• Frederick Charles (1701-1702)
• Georg (1703-1704)
• Charlotte Amalie (1706-1782)