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Princess Louise of Saxe-Hildburghausen (Charlotte Luise Friederike Amalie Alexandrine; 28 January 1794 – 6 April 1825) was a member of the House of Saxe-Hildburghausen, and a Princess of Saxe-Hildburghausen by birth. Through her marriage to William, Duke of Nassau, Louise was also a member of the House of Nassau-Weilburg and duchess consort of Nassau. Louise was briefly princess consort of Nassau-Weilburg in 1816.
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Princess consort of Nassau-Weilburg | |||||
Tenure | 1816 | ||||
Duchess consort of Nassau | |||||
Tenure | 1816—1825 | ||||
Born | Hildburghausen, Saxe-Hildburghausen | 28 January 1794||||
Died | 6 April 1825 31) Biebrich, Duchy of Nassau | (aged||||
Spouse | |||||
Issue Detail.. | Therese, Duchess of Oldenburg Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg Marie, Princess of Wied | ||||
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House | Saxe-Hildburghausen | ||||
Father | Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg | ||||
Mother | Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz |
Louise was the youngest daughter of Duke Frederick of Saxe-Hildburghausen and his wife, Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. She thus belonged to the House of Sachsen-Hildburghausen.[1] Louise and her sister Therese were both considered very beautiful, and were the subject of the poem “Mit drei Moosrosen,” written by Friedrich Rückert.
In 1809, Ludwig, Crown Prince of Bavaria visited Schloss Hildburghausen to choose his bride.[citation needed] Ludwig chose between Louise and Therese, though soon selected Therese. Upon this, Louise was wed with William, Duke of Nassau, eldest son of Frederick William, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg and his wife, Burgravine Louise Isabelle of Kirchberg.
On 24 June 1813, in Weilburg, the two were married.[1] To honour the occasion of their marriage, the Civil Guard of Weilberg, including Samuel Luja, composed the "Cantate am Feste der Heimführung des Erbprinzen Wilhelm von Nassau mit der Prinzessin Louise von Sachsen-Hildburghausen."
The marriage was an unhappy one: Louise's husband was not only autocratic in politics, but he was also rude to his family circle and pestered his wife and children.
Louise died in 1825 shortly after the birth of her youngest daughter, Marie. Following her death, Louise's husband married her sister Charlotte's daughter Princess Pauline of Württemberg. The Luisenplatz and Luisenstraße in Wiesbaden are named for Louise.
Louise and William had eight children:[2]
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