Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll (1848-1939)

[Iluvbertie]

One of the pictures showed Louise with Leopold when he was clearly a child - dated to 1886.

They also claim that Edward VII's daughter Louise, was named for her aunt totally ignoring the fact that Louise was also the name of Alexandra's mother and so it is more than likely that the infant Louise was named after her maternal grandmother rathe than an aunt.

 

[Princess Xenia]

Thank you for the article WARREN. When I read the part that said the Queen abruptly dismissed Walter Stirling, it reminded me of the Queen's dismissal of Carl Ruland, when it was found out that he and Princess Helena had formed and early flirtation.
It was a great article, with many proofs, but at the end we cannot be 100% sure.

 

[CyrilVladisla]

Besides Crown Prince Frederick of Denmark, was any other Danish Prince considered as a husband for Princess Louise? Besides Prince Albrecht of Prussia, was any other Prussian Prince considered as a husband for Louise?

In Long to Reign, A. W. Purdue wrote:
The marrying of the Queen's daughter, Princess Louise, to the Marquess of Lorne was that rare event, the marriage of a princess to a commoner, however aristocratic, though the marriage was not a great success.
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[CyrilVladisla]

It was in 1912 that lights were first strung up on the promenade of Blackpool to mark the royal visit of Princess Louise.
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Ish, That is correct that if Princess Louise had wed Crown Prince Frederick, she, as the Crown Princess, would be expected to reside in Denmark. Obviously she and Frederick could have made visits to England to see Queen Victoria.
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Ish, You mentioned that Louise's possible marriage to Prince Albert of Prussia was rejected because her mother thought another Prussian marriage would aggravate the Danes.
Princess Louise and the Marquess of Lorne married in 1871.
Eight years later, in 1879, Louise's brother, Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught, married Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia.
Did Arthur and Louise Margaret's marriage aggravate the Danes?
Did their wedding upset Princess Louise, Marchioness of Lorne?

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Louise and John, Duchess and Duke of Argyll
The Duke and Duchess of Argyll, late 19th or early 20th century.... News Photo | Getty Images

Princess Louise handed back the colours of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzxr1R7aoPo

 

[Ish]

Besides Crown Prince Frederick of Denmark, was any other Danish Prince considered as a husband for Princess Louise? Besides Prince Albrecht of Prussia, was any other Prussian Prince considered as a husband for Louise?

In Long to Reign, A. W. Purdue wrote:
The marrying of the Queen's daughter, Princess Louise, to the Marquess of Lorne was that rare event, the marriage of a princess to a commoner, however aristocratic, though the marriage was not a great success.
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The Crown Prince of Denmark (later Frederick VIII), Prince Albert of Prussia, and William, Prince of Orange were all suggested.

The CP of Denmark was rejected by the Queen because she believed another marriage to the Danes would aggravate the Prussians and the couple would have to live in Denmark. Albert (despite having a Victoria-approved name) was rejected because the Queen thought another Prussian marriage would aggravate the Danes, and Albert didn't want to move to Britain. William was rejected by the Queen because he openly lived in Paris with his mistress.

 

[Ish]

That's true, but by the time Louise was marriageable Victoria had decided that she didn't want anymore of her children to live far away.

 

[Ish]

I don't know if Arthur's marriage aggravated the Danes or not. I doubt it would have bothered his sister - ultimately, the Marquess of Lorne had been Louise's choice, not her mother's. Victoria had approved of the marriage, but Louise had chosen the man.

 

[Countessmeout]

Ish, You mentioned that Louise's possible marriage to Prince Albert of Prussia was rejected because her mother thought another Prussian marriage would aggravate the Danes.
Princess Louise and the Marquess of Lorne married in 1871.
Eight years later, in 1879, Louise's brother, Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught, married Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia.
Did Arthur and Louise Margaret's marriage aggravate the Danes?
Did their wedding upset Princess Louise, Marchioness of Lorne?

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Louise was not disappointed nor was she upset when Arthur wed. Louise is said to have been opposed to marrying Any prince. She chose her husband. Edward was opposed as the groom's dad was ally of Gladstone. Victoria approved, thinking fresh blood was a good idea.

Victoria to her son

That which you object to [that Louise should marry a subject] I feel certain will be for Louise's happiness and for the peace and quiet of the family ... Times have changed; great foreign alliances are looked on as causes of trouble and anxiety, and are of no good. What could be more painful than the position in which our family were placed during the wars with Denmark, and between Prussia and Austria? ... You may not be aware, as I am, with what dislike the marriages of Princesses of the Royal Family with small German Princes (German beggars as they most insultingly were called) ... As to position, I see no difficulty whatever; Louise remains what she is, and her husband keeps his rank ... only being treated in the family as a relation when we are together

Same year Arthur wed, she left for Canada for 5 years. My province, thought by some to be named for her dad, was named for her Louise Caroline Alberta.

The couple sadly had no kids. John had 4 brothers and 7 sisters. His eldest brother Archibald died a year before John so his son Niall was Duke. Niall died childless and had no brothers. In 1949 when he died, John's next brother Walter as well as Walter's oldest son were dead. So it was Walter's grandson, John's great-nephew Ian to inherit. The current duke is Ian's grandson Torquil.

 

[Tiggersk8]

Princess Louise handed back the colours of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzxr1R7aoPo

Thanks for this!! We're direct descendants of the Dukes of Argyll, so when I see anything in Princess Louise's thread that's new, my eyes & ears tend to perk up.


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[CyrilVladisla]

Tiggersk8, Glad that you liked Princess Louise handing back the colours of the Argyll Highlanders. It is extremely good footage for a 1919 film.

 

[eya]

Five-bed 19th century loch-side house at Rosneath goes on the market for £795,000* | Daily Mail Online

Five-bed 19th century loch-side house built for Victoria's fourth girl Princess Louise goes in market.

Ferry Inn built daughter Queen Victoria by Edwin Lutyen | Daily Mail Online

 

[CyrilVladisla]

Princess Louise inspected a Scottish regiment.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjmqRpqYfMg

 

[Curryong]

Louise looks a very vigorous and spry woman in her sixties here. She was always careful of her figure and diet etc., and that obviously paid off in her later years.

 

[CyrilVladisla]

Princess Louise opened the Costers Fair at Kensington Palace Gardens.

 

[CyrilVladisla]

Princess Louise did not approve of her mother's enforced prolonged morning. In 1865, Louise asked for the ballroom to be opened for a debutante dance to mark her seventeenth birthday. Queen Victoria refused.

 

[eya]

Princess Louise and her unpaid cigarettes

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-46647820

 

[CyrilVladisla]

In 1900 Lord Lorne became 9th Duke of Argyll, and Louise his Duchess. That year, as the wounded from the Boer War began arriving home, Louise turned the Ferry Inn into a hospital.

 

[Countessmeout]

She was a gifted artist and sculptor. She actually created the Boer war memorial.

https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/11847

 

[CyrilVladisla]

In 1871 Princess Louise married John Campbell, Marquess of Lorne (future Duke of Argyll). Did she ever sign her name as Louise Campbell?

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[CyrilVladisla]

Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll and her nephew Hereditary Grand Duke Ernest Louis of Hesse and by Rhine
http://www.maryevans.com/history/princess-louise-and-ernest-of-hesse-10223775

 

[Prinsara]

In 1871 Princess Louise married John Campbell, Marquess of Lorne (future Duke of Argyll). Did she ever sign her name as Louise Campbell?

No, because her husband signed as (and was known to everyone as) "Lorne", until he acceded to the Dukedom, not Campbell. Since Louise was a princess, she outranked him anyway, and could keep signing herself "Louise", the way she'd always done.

 

[CyrilVladisla]

John and Princess Louise, The Duke and Duchess of Argyll in the late 19th or early 20th century
http://www.alamy.com/the-duke-and-duchess-of-argyll-image262768224.html

 

[CyrilVladisla]

Illustration of Princess Louise for The Graphic 25 March, 1871
http://www.lookandlearn.com/history-images/U222858