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Countess Louise Sophie of Danneskiold-Samsøe (22 September 1796 – 11 March 1867) was a member of a Danish noble family descended illegitimately from Christian V of Denmark, and the wife of Christian August II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg. She was the grandmother of German Empress Auguste Victoria, wife of the last German Emperor Wilhelm II.[1]
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| Louise Sophie of Danneskiold-Samsøe | |
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| Duchess consort of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg | |
| Tenure | 18 September 1820 – 11 March 1867 |
| Born | 22 September 1796 Gisselfeld, Denmark |
| Died | 11 March 1867 (aged 70) Primkenau, Prussia |
| Spouse | Christian August II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg |
| Issue | Alexander, Hereditary Prince Princess Louise Auguste Princess Caroline Amelie Princess Wilhelmine Frederick VIII Prince Christian Princess Henriette |
| House | House of Danneskiold-Samsøe |
| Father | Christian Conrad, Count af Danneskiold-Samsøe |
| Mother | Johanne Henriette Valentine Kaas |
Countess Louise Sophie of Danneskiold-Samsøe was born on 22 September 1796 in Gisselfeld, Denmark to Christian Conrad, Count af Danneskiold-Samsøe and his wife Johanne Henriette Valentine Kaas, daughter of the Danish Admiral Frederik Christian Kaas and a descendant of the war hero Jørgen Kaas. The House of Danneskiold-Samsøe is a non-dynastic branch of the House of Oldenburg, descended from Christian Gyldenløve, Count of Samsø, an illegitimate son of Christian V of Denmark by his mistress Sophie Amalie Moth.
On 18 September 1820 she married her second cousin Christian August II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg at the Church of Braaby, Gisselfeld. They had seven children:
Louise Sophie died on 11 March 1867 in Primkenau in the Kingdom of Prussia, aged 70 and was buried in the Lutheran church of Primkenau.
Her descendants include: Auguste Viktoria, German Empress, Queen Frederica of the Hellenes, Constantine II of Greece, Queen Sofía of Spain, Felipe VI of Spain and Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden.
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