Chaos in a dress...
Delight in disorder
A sweet disorder of the dress
Kindles in clothes a wantonness...

Robert Herrick

Like this post
fuckyeahhistorycrushes: Duchess Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was born on March 10, 1776 in Hanover, Germany, the daughter of Prince Charles of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Early in 1792, when Louise was 16, her uncle, hoping to strengthen the ties between his family and the Prussian royal family, carefully plotted a meeting between Louise and Crown Prince Frederick William III. The plan worked, and they married. The Prince became King when his father died in 1797 and Louisa became Queen of Prussia. The nation was charmed by the young Queen’s grace, beauty, and wit.  Historians have commented that Queen Louise was Prussian nationalism personified. In 1804, with Napoleon’s increasing violations of Prussian treaty rights, Louise (formerly ignorant of foreign policy) began to argue with King Frederick over his long-standing position of neutrality, pleading with him to break off all relations with the French Emperor. She took the initiative of contacting the Tsar of Russia and Emperor of Austria, both of whom, along with Frederick, signed the Potsdam Treaty on November 3, 1805—a treaty which allied these three nations against Napoleon. Napoleon termed Louise “My beautiful enemy” for her role in forming this alliance. She tragically died young from an unknown disease at the age of 34. She also never had the opportunity to see Napoleon’s defeat in 1815.
1 year ago | 06:14am - 559 notes
  1. breadpuddingbandit reblogged this from historyofeurope
  2. ozamataz-buckshank reblogged this from thewidowflannigan
  3. mondevivant reblogged this from fuckyeahhistorycrushes
  4. xi-bal-ba reblogged this from historyofeurope
  5. iamthehero-iamthequeen reblogged this from rawrzuhlind
  6. rawrzuhlind reblogged this from historyofeurope
  7. optimisticallyconfused reblogged this from fuckyeahhistorycrushes
  8. bravelyrunwaydomains reblogged this from historyofeurope
  9. impalatalia reblogged this from historyofeurope
  10. misspetticoat reblogged this from fuckyeahhistorycrushes
  11. landofperiodpieces reblogged this from fuckyeahhistorycrushes
  12. boodlesandtonicplz reblogged this from fuckyeahhistorycrushes
  13. faithfulhistorian reblogged this from historyofeurope
  14. deathsblood reblogged this from historyofeurope
  15. aleatoirefrancais reblogged this from historyofeurope
  16. lukina-nanana reblogged this from historyofeurope
  17. stirmymind reblogged this from caravaggista
  18. morganbot reblogged this from historyofeurope
  19. abaronetsdaughter reblogged this from lesleyannemcleod
  20. lesleyannemcleod reblogged this from hoop-skirts-and-corsets
  21. janelasverdes reblogged this from labelleotero
  22. plumesbleues reblogged this from caravaggista
  23. elenevoronwien reblogged this from historyofeurope
  24. fail-writer reblogged this from the-black-eagle
  25. mad5am reblogged this from historyofeurope
  26. sparklegnomehat reblogged this from fuckyeahhistorycrushes
  27. the-black-eagle reblogged this from historyofeurope
  28. kewpietea reblogged this from fuckyeahhistorycrushes

<---DONT REMOVE---->