Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Queen Louise to be buried at Roskilde

September 30, 1898

The remains of the late Queen Louise of Denmark will probably be placed in Roskilde Cathedral. The mourning period has been ordered through October 4, and the funeral will take place after that date.
This evening the queen's body was placed in a zinc coffin, and "was decorated with roses by Her Majesty's daughters. The entire royal family was present. The queen's coffin will be guarded throughout the night by the ladies of the Court.
The Times reports that "the King [Christian IX] is astonishingly well."

Queen Louise of Denmark died on September 29th. She was born a princess of Hesse-Cassel in 1817. In 1842, she married her cousin, the future King Christian IX of Denmark. The Queen is survived by her husband and children, Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark, Queen Alexandra of Great Britain, King George I of the Hellenes, Empress Marie of Russia, Princess Thyra, Duchess of Cumberland and Prince Valdemar. She is also survived by numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

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