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A Royal Outcast
The Life and Scandal of Princess Louise, Prince Albert’s Mother
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‘Fascinating, rigorously researched and vividly told...[a] groundbreaking biography’. - Dr Anna Whitelock Princess Louise played a crucial role in rise of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, but while her son Albert entered history, she was removed from it. Based on a decade of original research, this is the first English-language biography to explore her life and legacy — and the scandal the royal family tried to bury. Married off to the older Duke Ernst Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Louise bore two sons, Ernst and Albert, but her unhappy marriage led to her banishment, divorce, and loss of her children. She died alone at just thirty-one, her reputation destroyed by court gossip and political intrigue. Was she a fallen woman, or a victim of royal machinations? And was Prince Albert truly Ernst’s son? Louise’s story is one of scandal, tragedy, and secrets that shape the House of Windsor today.
‘Fascinating, rigorously researched and vividly told...[a] groundbreaking biography’. - Dr Anna Whitelock
Princess Louise played a crucial role in rise of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, but while her son Albert entered history, she was removed from it. Based on a decade of original research, this is the first English-language biography to explore her life and legacy — and the scandal the royal family tried to bury.
Married off to the older Duke Ernst Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Louise bore two sons, Ernst and Albert, but her unhappy marriage led to her banishment, divorce, and loss of her children. She died alone at just thirty-one, her reputation destroyed by court gossip and political intrigue. Was she a fallen woman, or a victim of royal machinations? And was Prince Albert truly Ernst’s son?
Louise’s story is one of scandal, tragedy, and secrets that shape the House of Windsor today.