Louise Albertine, Princess of Anhalt-Bernburg (née Princess Louise Albertine of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön; 21 July 1748 – 2 March 1769) was a member of the

Danish royal family The Danish royal family is the dynastic family of the monarch. All members of the Danish royal family except Queen Margrethe II hold the title of ''Prince/Princess of Denmark''. Dynastic children of the monarch and of the heir apparent are accor ...

and the consort of

Frederick Albert, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg , noble family = House of Ascania , father = Victor Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg , mother = Albertine of Brandenburg-Schwedt , birth_date = , birth_place = Bernburg, Anhalt, Holy Roman Empire , death_date = ...

Biography

Princess Louise Albertine of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön was born in

Plön Plön (; Holsatian: ''Plöön'') is the district seat of the Plön district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, and has about 8,700 inhabitants. It lies right on the shores of Schleswig-Holstein's biggest lake, the Great Plön Lake, as well as on ...

on 21 July 1748 to

Frederick Charles, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön Frederick Charles of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön (August 4, 1706, Sønderborg – the night of October 18–19, 1761, Traventhal), known as ''Friedrich Karl'' or ''Friedrik Carl'' of Holstein-Plön, was a member of a cadet branch of ...

, a member of a cadet branch of the

, and Christine Armgard von Reventlow. Her mother was the daughter of Christian Detlev, Count of Reventlow and a niece of Queen Anne Sophie of Denmark and Norway. On 4 June 1763 Louise Albertine married Prince Frederick Albert of Anhalt-Bernburg in Augustenborg. They had two children: *

Alexius Frederick Christian, Duke of Anhalt-Bernburg , house = House of Ascania , father = Frederick Albert, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg , mother = Louise Albertine of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön , birth_date = , birth_place = Ballenstedt, Anhalt, Holy Roman Empire ...

(1767-1834) *

Princess Pauline of Anhalt-Bernburg Pauline Christine Wilhelmine of Anhalt-Bernburg (also: Princess Pauline of Lippe; 23 February 1769 – 29 December 1820) was a princess consort of Lippe, married in 1796 to Leopold I, Prince of Lippe. She served as the regent of Lippe during ...

(1769-1820) In 1765 her husband succeeded his father,

Victor Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg , house = Ascania , father = Karl Frederick , mother = Sophie Albertine of Solms-Sonnenwalde , birth_date = , birth_place = Bernburg, Anhalt, Holy Roman Empire , death_date = , death_place = Bernburg, Anhalt, H ...

, as the Prince of

Anhalt-Bernburg Anhalt-Bernburg was a principality of the Holy Roman Empire and a duchy of the German Confederation ruled by the House of Ascania with its residence at Bernburg in present-day Saxony-Anhalt. It emerged as a subdivision from the Principality of ...

She died of measles a week after giving birth to her daughter, on 2 March 1769 in

Ballenstedt Ballenstedt is a town in the Harz district, in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. Geography It is situated at the northern rim of the Harz mountain range, about 10 km (6 mi) southeast of Quedlinburg. The municipal area comprises the vil ...

. She is buried in the crypt of the Castle Church of St. Aegidien in

Bernburg Bernburg (Saale) is a town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, capital of the Salzlandkreis district. The former residence of the Anhalt-Bernburg princes is known for its Renaissance architecture, Renaissance castle. Geography The town centre is situated ...

References

{{authority control 1748 births 1769 deaths Danish princesses House of Oldenburg in Schleswig-Holstein Princesses of Anhalt-Bernburg Burials at Schlosskirche St. Aegidien (Bernburg)