Luise Dorothea of Saxe-Meiningen (10 August 1710 – 22 October 1767) was a member of German royalty. She was born in Meiningen, the daughter of Ernst Ludwig I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen and Dorothea Marie of Saxe-Gotha.
Luisa Dorotea de Sajonia-Meiningen (en alemán, Luise Dorothea von Sachsen-Meiningen; Coburgo, 10 de agosto de 1710 - Gotha, 22 de octubre de 1767) fue un miembro de la realeza alemana. Fue la hija del duque Ernesto Luis I de Sajonia-Meiningen y de su primera esposa, Dorotea María de Sajonia-Gotha-Altemburgo.
Luise Dorothea of Saxe-Meiningen was a member of German royalty. She was born in Meiningen, the daughter of Ernst Ludwig I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen and Dorothea Marie of Saxe-Gotha. She was Duchess of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg as the wife of Frederick III, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg.
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Princess Louise was the only daughter of Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg and his first wife Louise Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, daughter of Frederick Francis I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg(her namesake).
On 31 July 1817 in Gotha, 16-year-old Louise married her 33-year-old kinsman Ernst III, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, (later Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha), after he failed to win the hand of a Russian grand duchess.Louise was considered "young, clever, and beautiful". They had two children: Ernst, who inherited his father's lands and titl...
On 31 March 1826 their marriage was officially dissolved. Seven months later, on 18 October 1826, Louise secretly married in St. Wendel her former lover, the Baron Alexander von Hanstein (later created Count of Pölzig and Beiersdorf). In her previous marriage, she had taken great interest in the social life of the principality and was revered as it...
Grey, Hon. Charles (1868). The Early Years of His Royal Highness The Prince Consort. New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers. The Early Years of His Royal Highness The Prince Consort.Weintraub, Stanley (1997). Uncrowned King: The Life of Prince Albert. London: John Murray Inc. ISBN 0-7195-5756-9.German princess (1710-1767) Luise Dorothea von Sachsen-Meiningen (Sachsen-Meiningen) aka Wettin (10 Aug 1710 - 22 Oct 1767)