Luise Wilhelmina of Hesse-Cassel, queen of Denmark

ID
3785
Nationality
Danish
Occupation
Royalty
Queen consort
Summary
Hard of hearing. Married Christian IX of Schleswig-Holstein (after which she was sometimes known as Princess Christian). When her husband became king of Denmark, she became his queen consort. She had a hearing impairment from hereditary otosclerosis, which was passed on to their deaf daughter Alexandra, princess of England (q.v.).
Dates
7 September 1817-29 September 1898