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Louise of Sweden

Stockholm Palace, 31 Oct 1851 – Amalienborg, 20 Mar 1926

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Facts and their sources

  • Born31 Oct 1851, Stockholm Palacenot verified1 source
  • TitleConsort of Denmark, 1906–1912not verified1 source
  • Died20 Mar 1926, Amalienborgnot verified1 source
  • MotherLouise of the Netherlandsnot verified1 source
  • FatherCarl XV of Swedennot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 31 Oct 1851

    Born in Stockholm Palace

  2. 1870–1890

    8 children are born

  3. 1906–1912

    Consort of Denmark

  4. 20 Mar 1926

    Dies in Amalienborg, aged 74

Family

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Parents

Partner

Children · 8

During her lifetime

She lived through 8 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Stockholm Palace.

General history, not a record about the family: each item says where it comes from.

The 1850s · Louise is born in Stockholm Palace

In the news1856

First Swedish railway opens (1856)

The first railway line in Sweden opened in 1856, traveling twelve miles from Örebro to Ervalla.

What people wore

Aprons as mandatory social attire

In parts of Sweden like Dalecarlia, women were expected to wear an apron at all times outside the farm; failing to do so or wearing the wrong one could be seen as immoral or inappropriate, even leading to being barred from church.

Daily life

Homes and heating with cast-iron stoves

In many rural homes, the main room served as a multi-purpose living space where the family gathered around a hearth or, increasingly, a cast-iron stove, which was considered a luxury item. Kitchens began to separate from the living area, though in many homes, the stove remained the primary source of heat for the entire household.

In the news1857

1857 Freedom of Trade Act passed

The 1857 Freedom of Trade Act abolished the trade monopolies of market towns and guilds, allowing open competition in industry.

Music

The dominance of the polska dance

By the mid-19th century, the polska had evolved as the primary dance and tune style for the fiddle in Sweden's provinces.

In Europe1845–1852

The Great Famine in Ireland

Potato blight ruined harvests: a million Irish people died and a million more emigrated, many to America.

Getting around

Horse-drawn posting and boat transport

In the mid-19th century, travelers used the government-organized posting system (skyssvesenet) to hire horses and carriages from designated farms, with a boy accompanying them to return the equipment. Along the coast, travelers relied on boat transport (båtskyss) where routes were not connected by road.