#queen louise

[the-last-tsar]

Tsar Alexander III with his children, Tsarevich Nicholas (later Tsar Nicholas II), Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna and Michael Alexandrovich, his nieces Princesses Maud and Victoria of Wales, his brother-in-law Waldemar of Denmark (future King of Denmark) and his nephew George of Greece.

On the door one can see Queen Louise of Denmark and Princess Alexandra of Wales (future Queen of England)

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Louise is so cute

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Louise, Queen of the Belgians (1812-1850)

Artist: Franz Xaver Winterhalter (German, 1805-1873)

Date: 1841

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: Royal Collection Trust, London, United Kingdom

Louise of Orléans

Louise of Orléans (Louise-Marie Thérèse Charlotte Isabelle; 3 April 1812 – 11 October 1850) was the first Queen of the Belgians as the second wife of King Leopold I from their marriage on 9 August 1832 until her death in 1850. She was the second child and eldest daughter of the French king Louis Philippe I and his wife, Maria Amalia of the Two Sicilies. Louise rarely participated in public representation, but acted as the political adviser of her spouse.

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[goodsped]

Negotiations of the Franco-Prussian Treay of Tilsit, 6th July 1807

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For all you fuck ass Frederick William iii gooners

Okay bye I'm gonna sleep

[andiatas]

3 Nov. 1923 - Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf and Lady Louise Mountbatten married in the Chapel Royal at St. James's Palace in the presence of George V and members of both royal families.

Before the wedding, the Swedish media lively debated whether Lady Louise was of the same status as the Crown Prince or if she was a commoner. On Oct. 27, Sweden and Britain signed the "Treaty between Great Britain and Sweden for the Marriage of Lady Louise Mountbatten with His Royal Highness Prince Gustaf Adolf, Crown Prince of Sweden." The treaty stated, in part, that the marriage would be celebrated in London and duly authenticated, that the couple's financial settlements would be expressed in a separate marriage contract, which was declared to be "an integral part of the present Treaty", and that the two nations' ratifications of the treaty would be exchanged in Stockholm, which formally occurred Nov. 12.

The marriage between Louise and Gustaf Adolf was by all accounts a love match and described as very happy. Naturally, Louise became stepmother to Margareta and Gustaf Adolf's children, though she didn't become a new mother to them; instead, she was referred to as "Aunt Louise". Her mother-in-law also liked her because of her friendly nature, although they seldom saw each other, as Queen Victoria spent most of her time in Italy.

The fact that the Queen spent most of her time abroad meant that Louise took on many royal duties from the beginning, which was initially hard for her as she was described as quite shy. After the Queen died in 1930, Louise was officially the first lady of the nation, expected to perform all the duties of a Queen twenty years before she officially became Queen.

Photo 1: Official photo of the wedding between Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf and Lady Louise Mountbatten (photo via the Royal Armoury). Photo 2: Postcard of a wedding photo of the new Crown Prince couple (photo via Wikimedia Commons). Photo 3: Photograph of the new Crown Prince couple arriving in Gothenburg harbour via S/S Patricia on Dec. 10, 1923. Photo by Anders Wilhelm Karnell via Göteborg stadsmuseum.

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