Princess Louise of Anhalt-Dessau was born in
Dessau on 21 August 1709 to
Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau and
Anna Louise Föhse. Prior to her birth, Louise's parents had been in a
morganatic marriage until her mother, who was a commoner, was raised to the rank of
imperial princess by
Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor in 1701. Since their marriage was recognized as
dynastic, Louise was born as a princess of
Anhalt-Dessau. On 25 November 1724 Louise married
Victor Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg, becoming the Princess Consort of
Anhalt-Bernburg. She gave birth to a daughter, Princess Sophie Louise, on 29 June 1732. Due to health complications from childbirth, she died on 29 July 1732 in
Bernburg. She was buried in the crypt of the Castle Church of St. Aegidien. == References ==