Background
Louise was the third child and second eldest daughter of Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe and a niece of Christian IX of Denmark.
Louise was the third child and second eldest daughter of Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe and a niece of Christian IX of Denmark.
Titles and styles 6 January 1858 – 19 December 1863: Her Serene Highness Princess Louise of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg 19 December 1863 – 29 April 1891: Her Highness Princess Louise of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg 29 April 1891 – 12 May 1893: Her Highness The Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont 12 May 1893 – 2 July 1936: Her Highness The Dowager Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont.