Louise Mountbatten
| Louise | |
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Queen Louise in 1955 | |
| Queen consort of Sweden | |
| Tenure | 29 October 1950 – 7 March 1965 |
| Born | Princess Louise of Battenberg 13 July 1889 Schloss Heiligenberg, Jugenheim, Grand Duchy of Hesse, German Empire |
| Died | 7 March 1965 (aged 75) Saint Göran Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden |
| Burial | 13 March 1965 Royal Cemetery, Solna, Sweden |
| Spouse | |
| House | Battenberg (until 1917) Mountbatten (from 1917) |
| Father | Louis Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Milford Haven |
| Mother | Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine |
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Louise Alexandra Marie Irene Mountbatten (born Princess Louise of Battenberg; later Lady Louise Mountbatten; 13 July 1889 – 7 March 1965) was Queen of Sweden from 29 October 1950 until her death in 1965 as the wife of King Gustaf VI Adolf. Born a princess of the German House of Battenberg, Louise was closely related to the ruling families of Britain, as a great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria and of Russia, as a niece of Empress Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia. She was also an older sister to Lord Mountbatten and aunt to Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. During the First World War, Louise served as a nurse in the Red Cross. She married the widowed Gustaf Adolf in 1923 and assumed the role of Sweden's first lady but did not become queen until his accession in 1950. Louise was noted for her eccentricity and progressive views.