Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel

Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel (; 28 September 1789 – 13 March 1867) was the consort of Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and the mother of King Christian IX of Denmark.

As the matriarch of the House of Glücksburg, her grandchildren included King Frederik VIII of Denmark, Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom, Empress Marie Feodorovna of All the Russias, King George I of the Hellenes, and Crown Princess Thyra of Hanover. Early life Louise Caroline was born on 28 September 1789 at Gottorp, in the Duchy of Schleswig, to Prince Charles of Hesse-Kassel and Princess Louise of Denmark. Much of her childhood was spend in Schleswig. Her elder sister Marie Sophie of Hesse-Kassel became Queen consort of Frederick VI of Denmark.

In early 1867, she fell ill, though few thought it cause for concern. She died in Ballenstedt on 13 March 1867. Her body lay in repose in the chapel of Ballenstedt Castle on 18 March, after which her coffin was carried by her six living sons. She was then buried at Schleswig Cathedral beside her husband. At the time of her death, she was the last surviving grandchild of Frederick V of Denmark.