Prince Louis Charles of Prussia

Prince Louis Charles
Prince Louis of Prussia by Edward Francis Cunningham
Born	(1773-11-05)5 November 1773 Berlin, Prussia
Died	28 December 1796(1796-12-28) (aged 23)
Spouse	Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Issue	Prince Frederick Prince Charles Frederica Wilhelmina, Duchess of Anhalt-Dessau
House	House of Hohenzollern
Father	Frederick William II of Prussia
Mother	Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt

House of Hohenzollern
Prussian royalty

Frederick William II
Children Frederica Charlotte, Duchess of York and Albany Frederick William III Princess Christine Prince Louis Charles Wilhelmine, Queen of the Netherlands Augusta, Electress of Hesse Prince Charles Prince Wilhelm

Prince Louis Charles of Prussia (German: Friedrich Ludwig Karl von Preußen) (Potsdam, 5 November 1773 – Berlin, 28 December 1796) was the second son and third child of Frederick William II of Prussia and Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt.

Biography

Marriage and issue

On 26 December 1793 in Berlin, Prussia, Prince Louis married HSH Duchess Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, youngest daughter of Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and sister of Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, wife of his brother Frederick. They had three children :

HRH Prince Frederick Wilhelm Ludwig of Prussia (30 October 1794 - 27 July 1863); married Princess Luise of Anhalt-Bernburg (1799–1882); father of Prince George and Prince Alexander of Prussia.
HRH Prince Charles of Prussia (26 September 1795 - 6 April 1798).
HRH Princess Frederica Wilhelmina Louise Amalia of Prussia (30 September 1796 - 1 January 1850); married Leopold IV, Duke of Anhalt-Dessau (1794–1871) and had issue.

Prince Louis Charles died aged 23 from diphtheria.

His widow went on to marry twice more, becoming Queen of Hanover by her last marriage.

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles

5 November 1773 – 28 December 1796: His Royal Highness Prince Louis Charles of Prussia

Ancestry

Ancestors of Prince Louis Charles of Prussia

16. Frederick I of Prussia

8. Frederick William I of Prussia

17. Sophia Charlotte of Hanover

4. Prince Augustus William of Prussia

18. George I of Great Britain

9. Sophia Dorothea of Hanover

19. Sophia Dorothea of Celle

2. Frederick William II of Prussia

20. Ferdinand Albert I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

10. Ferdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

21. Christina Wilhelmina of Hesse-Eschwege

5. Duchess Louise Amalie of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

22. Louis Rudolph, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

11. Antoinette Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg

23. Princess Christine Louise of Oettingen-Oettingen

1. Prince Louis Charles of Prussia

24. Ernest Louis, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt

12. Louis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt

25. Dorothea Charlotte of Brandenburg-Ansbach

6. Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt

26. Johann Reinhard III, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg

13. Countess Charlotte of Hanau-Lichtenberg

27. Dorothea Friederike of Brandenburg-Ansbach

3. Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt

28. Christian II of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld

14. Christian III, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken

29. Katharina Agathe, Countess of Rappoltstein

7. Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken

30. Louis Crato, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken

15. Caroline of Nassau-Saarbrücken

31. Philippine Henriette of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

Princes of Prussia

The generations are numbered from the ascension of Frederick I as King in Prussia in 1701.

1st generation	Frederick William I

2nd generation	Frederick Louis, Prince of Orange Frederick William, Prince of Orange Frederick II Prince Louis Charles William Prince Augustus William Prince Henry Prince Augustus Ferdinand

3rd generation	Frederick William II Prince Henry Prince Emil Prince Henry Prince Christian Prince Louis Ferdinand Prince Paul Prince Augustus

4th generation	Frederick William III Prince Louis Prince Henry Prince William

5th generation	Frederick William III Frederick William IV William I Prince Charles Prince Ferdinand Prince Albert Frederick William II Prince Frederick Prince Charles Prince Tassilo Prince Adalbert Prince Tassilo Prince Waldemar

6th generation	William I Frederick III Frederick William III Prince Frederick Charles Prince Albert Frederick William II Prince Alexander Prince George

7th generation	Frederick III William II Prince Henry Prince Sigismund Prince Waldemar Friedrich Wilhelm III Prince Friedrich Leopold Prince Frederick Henry Albert Prince Joachim Albert Prince Friedrich Wilhelm

8th generation	Wilhelm II Crown Prince Wilhelm Prince Eitel Friedrich Prince Adalbert Prince August Wilhelm Prince Oskar Prince Joachim Friedrich III Prince Waldemar Prince Sigismund Prince Henry Friedrich William III Prince Friedrich Sigismund Prince Frederick Charles Prince Frederick Leopold

9th generation	Wilhelm II Prince Wilhelm Prince Louis Ferdinand Prince Hubertus Prince Frederick Prince Wilhelm Viktor Prince Alexander Ferdinand Prince Oskar Prince Burchard Prince Wilhelm-Karl Prince Karl Franz Frederick III Prince Alfred Frederick William III Prince Friedrich Karl

10th generation	Wilhelm II Prince Friedrich Wilhelm Prince Michael Prince Louis Ferdinand Prince Christian-Sigismund Prince Frederick Prince William Prince Rupert Prince Adalbert Prince Stephan Alexander Prince Wilhelm-Karl Prince Oskar Prince Franz Wilhelm Prince Friedrich Christian Prince Franz Friedrich

11th generation	Wilhelm Prince Georg Friedrich Prince Christian Ludwig Crown Prince Frederich Wilhelm Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia Prince Alexander Prince Frederick Prince Christian Prince Frederick Nicholas Prince Oskar Prince Albert

12th generation	Prince Carl Friedrich Prince Louis Ferdinand Prince Heinrich

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 18096582 GND: 122098994

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