Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia
Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia (Louise Margaret Alexandra Victoria Agnes; 25 July 1860 – 14 March 1917), later Duchess of Connaught and Strathearn, was a member of the House of Hohenzollern who married into the British royal family. She served as the viceregal consort of Canada while her husband, Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, served as the governor general, from 1911 to 1916.
Princess Louise Margaret
25 July 1860
Marmorpalais, Potsdam, Kingdom of Prussia
14 March 1917 (aged 56)
Clarence House, London, England, United Kingdom
19 March 1917
Death and legacy[edit]
The Duchess of Connaught died of influenza and bronchitis at Clarence House.[1] She became the first member of the British royal family to be cremated. This was done at Golders Green Crematorium.[9] The procedure of burying ashes in an urn was still unfamiliar at the time, and her urn was transported in an ordinary coffin during the funeral ceremonies. King George V still ordered four weeks of mourning dress and a military guard of honor during the funeral.[9] Her ashes were placed in the Royal Vault at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle and eventually buried at the Royal Burial Ground, Frogmore.[1][10] The Duke of Connaught survived her by almost twenty-five years.
The maternity hospital adjacent to the Cambridge Military Hospital at Aldershot was named in her honor as the Louise Margaret Maternity Hospital. She laid the foundation stone of this hospital, which was constructed for the wives and children of the Aldershot Garrison.[11]