Louise von Mecklenburg-Güstrow (1667-1721)

Danish-Norwegian Monarch. Her parents were Duke Gustav Adolf of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Duchess Magdalene Sibylle of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp. In 1695 she married Crown Prince Frederik, who later became later King Frederik IV of Denmark and Norway. She gave birth to 5 children, among whom were King Christian VI. The marriage between the king and queen was loveless, and twice in her lifetime did she have to accept, that her husband married other women to his "left hand." The queen felt very humiliated, and she secluded herself from public life, and lived a quiet, pious life with her children.

Bio by: Benny Chordt Hansen