Biography of Princess Louise Caroline Alberta Windsor Duchess Argyll 1848-1939

Paternal Family Tree: Wettin

Maternal Family Tree: Marie Elisabeth of Saxony Duchess Holstein Gottorp 1610-1684

1837 Death of King William IV Succession of Queen Victoria

1840 Wedding of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

1861 Death of Prince Albert

1901 Death of Queen Victoria

Death of King William IV Succession of Queen Victoria

On 20 Jun 1837 King William IV of the United Kingdom (age 71) died at Windsor Castle [Map]. His niece [her mother] Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (age 18) succeeded I Queen Great Britain and Ireland. His brother Ernest Augustus King Hanover (age 66) succeeded King Hanover. Frederica Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort Hanover (age 59) by marriage Queen Consort Hanover.

At 5am Francis Nathaniel Conyngham 2nd Marquess Conyngham (age 40) and Archbishop William Howley (age 71) went to Kensington Palace to inform the Princess she was now Queen. Francis Nathaniel Conyngham 2nd Marquess Conyngham (age 40) was the first to address her as 'Your Majesty'.

Wedding of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

On 10 Feb 1840 [her father] Prince Albert Saxe Coburg Gotha (age 20) and [her mother] Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (age 20) were married by Archibishop Charles Longley (age 45) at Chapel Royal, St James's Palace. She the daughter of Edward Augustus Hanover 1st Duke Kent and Strathearn and Marie Luise Victoria Saxe Coburg Gotha Duchess Kent and Strathearn (age 53). He the son of Ernest Saxe Coburg Gotha I Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha (age 56) and Duchess Louise Dorothea of Saxe Coburg Altenburg. They were first cousins. She a granddaughter of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland.

On 18 Mar 1848 Princess Louise Caroline Alberta Windsor Duchess Argyll was born to Prince Albert Saxe Coburg Gotha (age 28) and Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (age 28). Coefficient of inbreeding 7.16%.

Death of Prince Albert

On 14 Dec 1861 [her father] Prince Albert Saxe Coburg Gotha (age 42) died at Windsor Castle [Map]. His wife, [her mother] Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (age 42) never recovered from his death spending, more or less, the remainder of her life in mourning.

On 21 May 1871 John Campbell 9th Duke Argyll (age 25) and Princess Louise Caroline Alberta Windsor Duchess Argyll (age 23) were married. She the daughter of Prince Albert Saxe Coburg Gotha and Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (age 51). He the son of George Douglas Campbell 8th Duke Argyll (age 48) and Elizabeth Georgiana Leveson-Gower Duchess Argyll.

On 14 Apr 1874 [her brother-in-law] Walter Campbell (age 25) and Olivia Milns were married. He the son of George Douglas Campbell 8th Duke Argyll (age 50) and Elizabeth Georgiana Leveson-Gower Duchess Argyll.

On 09 May 1879 [her brother-in-law] George Granville Campbell (age 28) and Sybil Lascelles Alexander (age 18) were married. He the son of George Douglas Campbell 8th Duke Argyll (age 56) and Elizabeth Georgiana Leveson-Gower Duchess Argyll.

On 12 May 1879 Eustace Balfour (age 24) and [her sister-in-law] Frances Campbell (age 21) were married. She the daughter of George Douglas Campbell 8th Duke Argyll (age 56) and Elizabeth Georgiana Leveson-Gower Duchess Argyll.

On 02 May 1889 [her brother-in-law] Walter Campbell (age 40) died.

On 12 Dec 1890 Joseph Edgar Boehm (age 56) died suddenly at his home 76 Fulham Road. Princess Louise Caroline Alberta Windsor Duchess Argyll (age 42), his pupil, was present leading to speculation in the press about their relationship.

On 18 Jun 1895 [her brother-in-law] Colin Campbell (age 42) died.

On 24 Sep 1896 [her sister-in-law] Elisabeth Campbell (age 44) died.

On 24 Apr 1900 [her father-in-law] George Douglas Campbell 8th Duke Argyll (age 76) died. His son [her husband] John Campbell 9th Duke Argyll (age 54) succeeded 9th Duke Argyll. Princess Louise Caroline Alberta Windsor Duchess Argyll (age 52) by marriage Duchess Argyll.

Death of Queen Victoria

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

On 06 Jul 1910 [her sister-in-law] Victoria Campbell (age 56) died.

On 29 Mar 1913 [her brother-in-law] Archibald Campbell (age 66) died.

On 02 May 1914 [her husband] John Campbell 9th Duke Argyll (age 68) died at Cowes, Isle of Wight. His nephew Niall Campbell 10th Duke Argyll (age 42) succeeded 10th Duke Argyll.

On 09 Aug 1914 Alastair Windsor 2nd Duke Connaught and Strathearn was born to Prince Arthur of Connaught (age 31) and Princess Alexandra Duff Duchess Fife (age 23) at 54 Mount Street Grosvenor Square. He was baptised on 01 Sep 1914 at his parent's home. His godparents were his maternal great-uncle George V King United Kingdom (age 49), Alfonso XIII King Spain (age 28), his maternal great-grandmother Alexandra Glücksburg Queen Consort England (age 69), his grandfather [her brother] Prince Arthur Windsor 1st Duke Connaught and Strathearn (age 64), his great-aunt Princess Louise Caroline Alberta Windsor Duchess Argyll (age 66) and his cousin Princess Mary Windsor Countess Harewood (age 17). He a great grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.85%.

1915. Philip de László (age 45). Portrait of Princess Louise Caroline Alberta Windsor Duchess Argyll (age 66) widowed.

On 21 Apr 1915 [her former brother-in-law] George Granville Campbell (age 64) died.

On 09 Feb 1922 [her former sister-in-law] Constance Harriett Campbell (age 57) died.

On 25 Feb 1931 [her former sister-in-law] Frances Campbell (age 73) died.

On 03 Dec 1939 Princess Louise Caroline Alberta Windsor Duchess Argyll (age 91) died.

Lifes Ebb And Flow Chapter IV. And so the tale unfolds. Our marriage took place in the Henry VII Chapel in Westminster Abbey, and the newspapers of the day made much of the "most brilliant wedding of a dozen seasons." I remember my surprise as I drove from our house in Carlton Gardens to the Abbey to find the way lined with interested crowds.

Among the guests were the [her brother] Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince and Princess Christian, the [her brother] Duke and Duchess of Connaught, Princess Louise (Marchioness of Lorne), Princess Mary Adelaide (Duchess of Teck) and the Duke of Teck (parents of Queen Mary), with [her brother] Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany, as my husband’s best man. The crush filled the Abbey from the choir to the door.

My twelve bridesmaids were all girl friends and relatives. They were: Blanche Maynard, my sister (now Lady Algernon Gordon-Lennox), Lady Eva Greville, my husband’s only sister, my stepsisters, Millicent, Sybil, and Angela St. Clair Erskine (later Duchess of Sutherland, Countess of Westmorland, and Lady A. Forbes), Countess Feodore Gleichen (later a renowned sculptor), Lady Florence Bridgman (the present Countess of Harewood and mother of Viscount Lascelles), Miss Wombwell (Countess of Dartrey), Miss Mills, the first Lord Hillingdon’s daughter, Miss Violet Lindsay (now Violet, Duchess of Rutland), and Miss Ethel Milner (later Countess of Durham).

Royal Ancestors of Princess Louise Caroline Alberta Windsor Duchess Argyll 1848-1939

Kings Wessex: Great x 23 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 21 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 27 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 22 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Daughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom

Kings Scotland: Great x 17 Grand Daughter of Robert "The Bruce" I King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 19 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 14 Grand Daughter of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France

Ancestors of Princess Louise Caroline Alberta Windsor Duchess Argyll 1848-1939

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Ernest Saxe Coburg Saalfeld IV Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Josias Saxe Coburg Saalfeld Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Charlotte Johanna Waldeck Wildungen Duchess Saxe Coburg Saalfeld

Great x 2 Grandfather: Ernest Frederick Saxe Coburg Saalfeld Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Prince Louis Frederick I of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt

Great x 3 Grandmother: Duchess Anna Sophie Of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna Sophie Saxe Coburg Altenburg 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Francis Saxe Coburg Gotha I Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ferdinand Albert I Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ferdinand Albert II Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Sophia Antonia Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Duchess Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis Rudolph 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Princess Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

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

Great x 2 Grandfather: Heinrich XXIV Count Reuss of Ebersdorf

Great x 1 Grandmother: Augusta Reuss Duchess Saxe Coburg Gotha 17 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: George August Count of Erbach Schonberg

Great x 2 Grandmother: Karoline Ernestine of Erbach Schonberg 16 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis Christian Count of Stolberg Gedern

Great x 3 Grandmother: Ferdinande Henriette Countess of Stolberg Gedern 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Christine of Mecklenburg Güstrow 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

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

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

Great x 3 Grandfather: Duke Frederick III of Saxe Coburg Altenburg III 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Magdalena Augusta Anhalt Zerbst Anhaltzerbst Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg

Great x 2 Grandfather: Duke Ernest of Saxe Coburg Altenburg 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ernst Ludwig I Duke of Saxe Meiningen

Great x 3 Grandmother: Luise Dorothea Saxe Meiningen Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg

Great x 1 Grandfather: Duke Augustus of Saxe Coburg Altenburg 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Bernhard I Duke of Saxe Meiningen

Great x 3 Grandfather: Anton Ulrich Duke of Saxe Meiningen

Great x 2 Grandmother: Charlotte Saxe Meiningen Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg

GrandMother: Duchess Louise Dorothea of Saxe Coburg Altenburg 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Christian Ludwig II Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 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 Grandfather: Grand Duke Frederick Francis I of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 13 x Great Grand Son 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: Duchess Anna Sophie Of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Louise Charlotte Mecklenburg-Schwerin 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

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

Great x 3 Grandfather: Johann August Saxe Coburg Altenburg 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Magdalena Augusta Anhalt Zerbst Anhaltzerbst Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg

Great x 2 Grandmother: Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Princess Louise Caroline Alberta Windsor Duchess Argyll Daughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom

Great x 4 Grandfather: King George I of Great Britain and Ireland Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 3 Grandfather: King George II of Great Britain and Ireland Son of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort England 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Frederick Hohenzollern 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 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 I Duke Saxe Gotha Altenburg 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick Saxe Coburg Altenburg II Duke Saxe Gotha Altenburg 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Duchess Magdalena Sibylle of Saxe Gotha Altenburg 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Augusta Saxe Coburg Altenburg 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Magdalena Augusta Anhalt Zerbst Anhaltzerbst Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg

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 I of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Duke Adolphus Frederick II of Mecklenburg-Strelitz 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Maria Katharina 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Louis Frederick Duke of Mecklenburg 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

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

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Ernest Saxe Coburg Saalfeld IV Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Josias Saxe Coburg Saalfeld Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Charlotte Johanna Waldeck Wildungen Duchess Saxe Coburg Saalfeld

Great x 2 Grandfather: Ernest Frederick Saxe Coburg Saalfeld Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Prince Louis Frederick I of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt

Great x 3 Grandmother: Duchess Anna Sophie Of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna Sophie Saxe Coburg Altenburg 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Francis Saxe Coburg Gotha I Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ferdinand Albert I Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ferdinand Albert II Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Sophia Antonia Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Duchess Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis Rudolph 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Princess Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

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

Great x 2 Grandfather: Heinrich XXIV Count Reuss of Ebersdorf

Great x 1 Grandmother: Augusta Reuss Duchess Saxe Coburg Gotha 17 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: George August Count of Erbach Schonberg

Great x 2 Grandmother: Karoline Ernestine of Erbach Schonberg 16 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis Christian Count of Stolberg Gedern

Great x 3 Grandmother: Ferdinande Henriette Countess of Stolberg Gedern 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Christine of Mecklenburg Güstrow 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England