Archduchess Louise of Austria

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Archduchess Louise of Austria (2 September 1870 – 23 March 1947) was the eldest daughter of Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany, and his second wife, Princess Alice of Bourbon-Parma. She became crown princess of Saxony by her first marriage to the future Frederick Augustus III. Louise was born in Salzburg to the exiled Grand Duke of Tuscany and received a relatively informal upbringing. Aged 17, she began to attract suitors and the crown prince of Saxony (later Frederick Augustus III) was eventually settled on. Upon arriving in Dresden, Louise rejected the strict rules of Saxon court life, which brought her into conflicts with her in-laws. Louise gave birth to six children, increasing her popularity among the Saxon people. Her unhappiness with her marriage moved her to have numerous affairs, and she was threatened by her father in law with internment at an asylum. Whilst pregnant with her seventh child, Louise fled to Lake Geneva, where her brother Leopold awaited her. The following...

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