Countess Louise Sophie af Danneskiold-Samsøe was a member of a Danish noble family descended illegitimately from Christian V of Denmark and the wife of Christian August II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg.
Background
Countess Louise Sophie af Danneskiold-Samsøe was born on 22 September 1796 in Gisselfeld, Denmark to Christian Conrad, Count af Danneskiold-Samsøe (1774-1823) and his wife Johanne Henriette Valentine Kaas (1776-1843), daughter of the Danish Admiral Frederik Christian Kaas.
Career
She was the grandmother of German Empress Auguste Victoria, wife of the last German Emperor Wilhelm World War II The House of Danneskiold-Samsøe is a non-dynastic branch of the House of Oldenburg, descended from Christian Gyldenløve, Count of Samsø an illegitimate son of Christian V of Denmark by his mistress Sophie Amalie Moth. 22 September 1796 – 18 September 1820: Countess Louise Sophie af Danneskiold-Samsøe 18 September 1820 – 11 March 1867: Her Serene Highness the Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg.