Biography of Louise Windsor Duchess Fife 1867-1931

1863 Marriage of the future King Edward VII and Alexandra

1901 Death of Queen Victoria

Marriage of the future King Edward VII and Alexandra

On 10 Mar 1863 [her father] King Edward VII of the United Kingdom (age 21) and [her mother] Alexandra Glücksburg Queen Consort England (age 18) were married at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle [Map]. She the daughter of King Christian IX of Denmark 1818-1906 (age 44) and Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark 1817-1898 (age 45). He the son of Prince Albert Saxe Coburg Gotha and Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (age 43). They were third cousin once removed. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.

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On 20 Feb 1867 Louise Windsor Duchess Fife was born to King Edward VII of the United Kingdom (age 25) and Alexandra Glücksburg Queen Consort England (age 22) at Marlborough House.

On 04 Oct 1871 George Robert Hay (age 22) and [her future sister-in-law] Agnes Cecil Emmeline Duff (age 19) were married. She the daughter of James Duff 5th Earl Fife 1814-1879 (age 57) and Agnes Georgiana Elizabeth Hay Countess Fife 1829-1869. He the son of George Hay-Drummond 12th Earl Kinnoull 1827-1897 (age 44) and Emily Blanche Charlotte Somerset Countess Kinnoul 1828-1895 (age 43). She a great granddaughter of King William IV of the United Kingdom.

On 07 Aug 1879 James Duff 5th Earl Fife 1814-1879 (age 65) died. His son [her future husband] Alexander Duff 1st Duke Fife (age 29) succeeded 6th Earl Fife.

On 04 Jul 1882 Alfred Cooper (age 44) and [her future sister-in-law] Agnes Cecil Emmeline Duff (age 30) were married. She the daughter of James Duff 5th Earl Fife 1814-1879 and Agnes Georgiana Elizabeth Hay Countess Fife 1829-1869. She a great granddaughter of King William IV of the United Kingdom.

In 1889 [her future husband] Alexander Duff 1st Duke Fife (age 39) was created 1st Duke Fife. Louise Windsor Duchess Fife (age 21) by marriage Duchess Fife.

On 27 Jul 1889 Alexander Duff 1st Duke Fife (age 39) and Louise Windsor Duchess Fife (age 22) were married. She the daughter of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom (age 47) and Alexandra Glücksburg Queen Consort England (age 44). He the son of James Duff 5th Earl Fife 1814-1879 and Agnes Georgiana Elizabeth Hay Countess Fife 1829-1869. They were half third cousins. He a great grandson of King William IV of the United Kingdom.

In 1890 [her son] Alastair Duff was born to [her husband] Alexander Duff 1st Duke Fife (age 40) and Louise Windsor Duchess Fife (age 22). He a grandson of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom.

On 17 May 1891 [her daughter] Princess Alexandra Duff Duchess Fife 1891-1959 was born to [her husband] Alexander Duff 1st Duke Fife (age 41) and Louise Windsor Duchess Fife (age 24). She a granddaughter of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom.

On 03 Apr 1893 [her daughter] Princess Maud Duff Countess Southesk 1893-1945 was born to [her husband] Alexander Duff 1st Duke Fife (age 43) and Louise Windsor Duchess Fife (age 26). She a granddaughter of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom.

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Death of Queen Victoria

On 22 Jan 1901 [her grandmother] Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (age 81) died at Osborne House, Isle of Wight. Her son [her father] King Edward VII of the United Kingdom (age 59) succeeded VII King of the United Kingdom.

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Times Newspaper Court Circulars. 02 Feb 1905.

Her Royal Highness. Princess Louise (Duchess of Fife) (age 37) and the [her husband] Duke of Fife (age 55), were invited to luncheon vith Their Majesties The [her father] King (age 63) and [her mother] Queen (age 60) to-day.

His Royal Highness Prince Charles of Denmark (age 32) left the Palace to-day to rejoin tho Danish Cruiser "Heindal," at Southampton, on his return to Denmark.

Mr. Victor Cavendish, M.P, Financial Scretary to the Treasury, Mr. F. P. Horner, Cormnissionor of Woods and Forests, and Lieut. Colonel R. F. Maunsell, R.A., Military Attache at Constantinople, had the honour-of being received by The King (age 63).

On 06 May 1910 [her father] King Edward VII of the United Kingdom (age 68) died. His son [her brother] George V King United Kingdom (age 44) succeeded V King of the United Kingdom. Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England (age 42) by marriage Queen Consort England.

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On 29 Jan 1912 [her husband] Alexander Duff 1st Duke Fife (age 62) died. His daughter [her daughter] Princess Alexandra Duff Duchess Fife 1891-1959 (age 20) succeeded 2nd Duchess Fife.

On 15 Oct 1913 [her son-in-law] Prince Arthur of Connaught (age 30) and [her daughter] Princess Alexandra Duff Duchess Fife 1891-1959 (age 22) were married at Chapel Royal, St James's Palace. She the daughter of Alexander Duff 1st Duke Fife and Louise Windsor Duchess Fife 1867-1931 (age 46). He the son of Prince Arthur Windsor 1st Duke Connaught and Strathearn (age 63) and Luise Margarete Hohenzollern Duchess Connaught 1860-1917 (age 53). They were first cousin once removed. He a grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. She a granddaughter of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom.

On 12 Nov 1923 [her son-in-law] Charles Alexander Carnegie 11th Earl of Southesk 1893-1992 (age 30) and [her daughter] Princess Maud Duff Countess Southesk 1893-1945 (age 30) were married at Royal Military Chapel, Wellington Barracks. She the daughter of Alexander Duff 1st Duke Fife and Louise Windsor Duchess Fife 1867-1931 (age 56). He the son of Charles Noel Carnegie 10th Earl of Southesk 1854-1941 (age 69) and Ethel Mary Elizabeth Bannerman Countess Southesk (age 55). She a granddaughter of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom.

On 11 Jan 1925 [her former sister-in-law] Agnes Cecil Emmeline Duff (age 72) died.

On 20 Nov 1925 [her mother] Alexandra Glücksburg Queen Consort England (age 80) died.

On 04 Jan 1931 Louise Windsor Duchess Fife (age 63) died.

Family Trees of Louise Windsor Duchess Fife 1867-1931

Paternal Family Tree: Wettin

Maternal Family Tree: Anna Schaunberg 1370-1396

Royal Ancestors of Louise Windsor Duchess Fife 1867-1931

Kings Wessex: Great x 24 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 22 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd 1100-1170

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 28 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 23 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys 1047-1132

Kings England: Daughter of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom

Kings Scotland: Great x 18 Grand Daughter of Robert "The Bruce" I King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 20 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 15 Grand Daughter of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France

Ancestors of Louise Windsor Duchess Fife 1867-1931

Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Josias Saxe Coburg Saalfeld Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ernest Frederick Saxe Coburg Saalfeld Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 1724-1800 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Saxe Coburg Gotha I Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha 1750-1806 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ferdinand Albert II Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Sophia Antonia Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Duchess Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 1724-1802 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Princess Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Ernest Saxe Coburg Gotha I Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Heinrich XXIV Count Reuss of Ebersdorf

Great x 2 Grandmother: 17 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George August Count of Erbach Schonberg

Great x 3 Grandmother: Karoline Ernestine of Erbach Schonberg 16 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Ferdinande Henriette Countess of Stolberg Gedern 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

GrandFather: Prince Albert Saxe Coburg Gotha 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Duke Frederick III of Saxe Coburg Altenburg III 1699-1772 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Duke Ernest of Saxe Coburg Altenburg 1745-1804 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother:

Great x 2 Grandfather: Duke Augustus of Saxe Coburg Altenburg 1772-1822 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother:

Great x 1 Grandmother: Duchess Louise Dorothea of Saxe Coburg Altenburg 1800-1831 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Duke Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Grand Duke Frederick Francis I of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Charlotte Sophie Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Louise Charlotte Mecklenburg-Schwerin 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Johann August Saxe Coburg Altenburg 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Father: King Edward VII of the United Kingdom Son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom

Great x 4 Grandfather: King George II of Great Britain and Ireland Son of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: King George III of Great Britain and Ireland Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Saxe Coburg Altenburg II Duke Saxe Gotha Altenburg 1676-1732 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Augusta Saxe Coburg Altenburg 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother:

Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Augustus Hanover 1st Duke Kent and Strathearn Son of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Duke Adolphus Frederick II of Mecklenburg-Strelitz 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Louis Frederick Duke of Mecklenburg 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

GrandMother: Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom Grand Daughter of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Josias Saxe Coburg Saalfeld Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ernest Frederick Saxe Coburg Saalfeld Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 1724-1800 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Saxe Coburg Gotha I Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha 1750-1806 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ferdinand Albert II Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Sophia Antonia Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Duchess Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 1724-1802 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Princess Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Marie Luise Victoria Saxe Coburg Gotha Duchess Kent and Strathearn 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Heinrich XXIV Count Reuss of Ebersdorf

Great x 2 Grandmother: 17 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George August Count of Erbach Schonberg

Great x 3 Grandmother: Karoline Ernestine of Erbach Schonberg 16 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Ferdinande Henriette Countess of Stolberg Gedern 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Louise Windsor Duchess Fife 1867-1931 Daughter of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom

Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter August Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 1697-1775 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Karl Anton Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck -1759 16 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother:

Great x 2 Grandfather: Friedrich Karl Ludwig Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 1757-1816 17 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother:

Great x 1 Grandfather: Friedrich Wilhelm Glücksburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg 1785-1831 18 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother:

GrandFather: King Christian IX of Denmark 1818-1906 2 x Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Hesse-Kassel 1682-1760 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick Hesse-Kassel 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Hesse-Kassel Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: King George II of Great Britain and Ireland Son of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Hanover 1723-1772 Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Louise Caroline Hesse-Kassel Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg 1789-1867 Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Christian VI King Denmark and Norway 1699-1746 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick V King Denmark and Norway 1723-1766 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Louise Oldenburg Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: King George II of Great Britain and Ireland Son of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Louise Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway 1724-1751 Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Mother: Alexandra Glücksburg Queen Consort England 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Hesse-Kassel 1682-1760 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick Hesse-Kassel 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick Hesse-Kassel Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: King George II of Great Britain and Ireland Son of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Hanover 1723-1772 Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Hesse-Kassel Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

GrandMother: Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark 1817-1898 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Christian VI King Denmark and Norway 1699-1746 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick V King Denmark and Norway 1723-1766 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Prince Frederick Oldenburg 16 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ferdinand Albert II Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Juliana Maria Welf Queen Consort Denmark and Norway 1729-1796 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Princess Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Princess Charlotte of Denmark 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Christian Ludwig II Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1683-1756 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Duke Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Duchess Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Josias Saxe Coburg Saalfeld Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Charlotte Sophie Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England