Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was Queen of Prussia as the wife of King Frederick William III. The couple's happy, though short-lived, marriage produced nine children, including the future monarchs Fr
Portrait by Josef Grassi, 1802
The famous Princesses Monument statue of Louise (left), with her sister Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz by Johann Gottfried Schadow. The statue was initially deemed too erotic, and was consequently closed to public viewing.
Louise and Frederick William, 1794 – a year after their marriage
Queen Louise with her husband and children, c. 1806
Alexandra Feodorovna, born Princess Charlotte of Prussia, was Empress of Russia as the wife of Emperor Nicholas I.
Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
…healthy children would follow in quick succession, though two died in childhood: Crown Prince Frederick William (1795), Prince William (1797), Princess Charlotte (1798), Princess Frederica (1799), Prince Charles (1801), Princess Alexandrine (1803), Prince Ferdinand (1804), Princess Louise (1808), and Prince…
Portrait by Franz Krüger, c. 1836
Princess Charlotte of Prussia with her groom, Grand Duke Nicholas Pavlovich of Russia, during their wedding, 1817
Alexandra Feodorovna with her two eldest children, the Tsarevich Alexander and the Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna, c. 1820