Hosta

by | Mar 16, 2018 | Hosta

How Can We Help?
You are here:
< Back

Marie Louise Anna of Prussia (1 March 1829, Berlin – 10 May 1901, Frankfurt am Main) was a Prussian princess and member of the House of Hohenzollern.

Early life

She was the second child and eldest daughter of Prince Charles of Prussia and his wife, Princess Marie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach. Her grandfather was King Frederick William III of Prussia, her paternal uncle William I, German Emperor, while her maternal aunt was Empress Augusta.

Marriage

There were failed negotiations for a marriage between her and King Charles XV of Sweden. On 27 June 1854 she married Alexis, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld, head of the cadet branch of the House of Hesse, at Charlottenburg Palace. The marriage remained childless and ended with a divorce on 6 March 1861.[1]

Death

Louise died on 10 May 1901 in Frankfurt am Main, predeceasing Landgrave Alexis, her former husband by four years.

Ancestry

References

  1. ^ Preußisches Jahrbuch, derde jaargang, Berlin 1863, p. 191
Categories
Table of Contents