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{|align=right | Louise Josephine Eugenie of Sweden ((スウェーデン語:Lovisa Josefina Eugenia); 31 October 1851 – 20 March 1926) was Queen of Denmark as the spouse of King Frederick VIII. She was the only surviving child of King Charles XV of Sweden and Louise of the Netherlands. ==Early life== Louise was born in Stockholm. After the death of her brother, Prince Carl Oscar in 1854, her father treated her the way boys usually were treated at the time, which meant that she was allowed to develop much less restrained than most girls, becoming a confident, natural and happy person. Her father once lovingly said about her: "She's an ugly devil, but she's funny!", and treated her in the same gruff affectionate manner that was normally associated with a father's treatment of a son. This somewhat worried her mother, Queen Louise, herself very eager to behave according to the feminine ideal of the time. In Sweden, Princess Louise was commonly referred to as "Sessan" (in English: "Sessy"), but Louise referred to herself as "Stockholmsrännstensungen" (The Stockholm urchin), which her uncle, the future king Oscar II, found shocking and tried to stop her from using. Louise is described as a loved and spoiled only child, doted upon by her parents: she is said to have been like her mother in appearance, but like her father in her behavior, and she is described as energetic and happy. After the birth of her brother in 1852, her mother had suffered an injury which prevented her from having more children. This meant a succession problem: although Sweden previously had female monarchs, and approval of female succession was declared in 1604, provision had not been made for it in the new constitution of 1809. Louise was therefore not acknowledged as an heir to the throne because of her gender. Louise's succession would have required a change in the law, as would also have been necessary regarding the throne of Norway, which did not have female succession. As she was the only surviving child of her parents, her father King Charles XV made repeated attempts to change the constitution to make her accepted as an heir to the throne of Sweden and Norway.〔Anne-Marie Riiber (1959). Drottning Sophia. (Queen Sophia) Uppsala: J. A. Lindblads Förlag. page . ISBN (Swedish)〕 However, when her father's brother had his first son in 1858, followed by several more in the following years, her father was not given any support for his attempts because the matter was considered to be moot since male heirs were now already provided.〔 Louise was the center of society already as a child in Stockholm, where children's balls were arranged for her at the Royal Palace in Stockholm, which were considered as the most important part of the society children s social life and attended by among others her male cousins.〔 Her academic education was provided by her governess Hilda Elfving. In 1862, she and her mother became students of Nancy Edberg, the pioneer of swimming for women. The art of swimming was initially not regarded as being entirely proper for women, but when the Queen and her daughter supported it by attending the lessons, swimming was quickly made fashionable and became accepted for females.〔(Idun (1890): Nr 15 (121) )〕 Louise became the subject of speculations regarding her marriage early on. The most popular candidate was Crown Prince Frederick of Denmark (1843–1912). Louise and Frederick had been introduced to each other the first time in 1862. The marriage was considered desirable for several reasons. The situation between the royal houses of Sweden-Norway and Denmark was very tense at this time. Upon the death of the childless King Frederick VII of Denmark in 1863, there had been support for having Charles XV or his brother Prince Oscar of Sweden placed on the Danish throne instead of Christian IX. Charles XV was critical toward Christian IX, whose personal qualities he doubted. In Denmark, there was disappointment over the fact that Sweden, despite the current Scandinavism, had not supported Denmark against Prussia during the Danish-Prussian war in 1864. After 1864, both Sweden-Norway and Denmark started to discuss plans of creating a form of symbolic peace between the two nations by arranging a marriage between Louise and Crown Prince Frederick. Charles XV of Sweden would like to see his daughter be Queen of Denmark, and in Denmark, the marriage would be preferred above a marriage to a German Princess, which would have been the other alternative, after the recent war with Germany. However, Charles XV did not wish to force his doted daughter in an arranged marriage, and therefore left the final decision entirely to her own taste.〔 The 14 April 1868, a meeting was arranged between Louise and Frederick at Bäckaskog Manor in Scania. As the matter was dependent upon whether Louise would like Frederick or not, the guests had not been informed about the purpose of the meeting in case Louise would not like Frederick and decide against the marriage, and except Frederick, only the Danish King was present from the Danish royal family.〔 Upon meeting each other, however, both were apparently pleased, and Louise agreed to the marriage. The engagement was sudden declared at breakfast the day after, which shocked her aunt and uncle, who had not been told why they were present.〔 During the engagement in the winter of 1868-1869, Louise studied the Danish language, literature, culture, and history under Lorentz Dietrichson. Louise married Crown Prince Frederick of Denmark (1843–1912) in Stockholm on 28 July 1869. The wedding was celebrated with great pomp in Sweden. The dowry of the Princess had entirely been made in Sweden, in order to boost the economy. The marriage was welcomed by all three countries as a symbol of the new Scandinavism. Louise was the first Swedish princess to be married into the Danish royal house since Ingeborg Magnusdotter of Sweden in the Middle Ages. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Louise of Sweden」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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