Queen Louise (Lady Louise Mountbatten)

Lady Louise Mountbatten (1889-1965), second wife and consort of King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden. Daughter of Prince Louis of Battenberg (later Louis Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Milford Haven) and his wife, Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine. Great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria, niece of Grand Duchess Elizabeth Fyodorovna and Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna of Russia and aunt of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (husband of Queen Elizabeth II). Served as a nurse with the Red Cross in the First World War and was active in social work after the war. Married in 1923, becoming Crown Princess of Sweden; became Queen consort in 1950. Developed a reputation for having progressive, democratic views.

Figure 9.1. Philip Alexius de László, Princess Louise of Battenberg, 1907, oil on canvas, 100 x 73 cm (39.37 x 28.74 in.), The Royal Collections, Stockholm, source: de László Catalogue Raisonné.

1920s

Engagement dress, 1923

Figure 9.2. Hugh Cecil (English), Lady Louise Mountbatten’s engagement photograph, in “A Royal Engagement: Lady Louise Mountbatten,” Tatler, July 11, 1923, 73, source: The British Newspaper Archive.

Figure 9.3. Maker unknown, Engagement dress, 1923, Livrustkammaren (The Royal Armoury), Stockholm, LRK 15038, source: Wikimedia Commons.

1930s

Evening-wear

Figure 9.4. Maker unknown, Evening dress, late 1930s, velvet, tulle, Livrustkammaren (The Royal Armoury), Stockholm, LRK 15032, source: Wikimedia Commons.

Gala dress worn to George VI’s coronation, 1937

Figure 9.5. Photographer unknown, Queen Louise, wife of King Gustaf VI Adolf, 1937, source: Imgur.

Figure 9.6. Maker unknown, Evening dress, 1937, gold brocade, Livrustkammaren (The Royal Armoury), Stockholm, LRK 15018, source: Wikimedia Commons.

1950s

Daywear

Figure 9.7. Maker unknown, Dress, 1950s, linen, Livrustkammaren (The Royal Armoury), Stockholm, LRK 15287, source: Wikimedia Commons.

Evening-wear

Figure 9.8. Tunborg & Co (Swedish), Gala dress, 1950s, silk brocade, Livrustkammaren (The Royal Armoury), Stockholm, LRK 15025, source: Wikimedia Commons and LSH.

1960s

Dress worn on Gustaf VI Adolf’s 80th birthday, 1962

Figure 9.9. NK Franska Damskrädderiet (Swedish), Short dress, 1960s, Livrustkammaren (The Royal Armoury), Stockholm, LRK 15284, source: Wikimedia Commons.

Dress worn to Princess Alexandra of Kent’s wedding, 1963

Figure 9.10. NK Franska Damskrädderiet (Swedish), Dress, 1963, Livrustkammaren (The Royal Armoury), Stockholm, LRK 15040, source: DigitaltMuseum.

Dress worn to Princess Margaretha and Princess Desirée’s weddings, 1964

Figure 9.11. NK Franska Damskrädderiet (Swedish), Short dress, 1964, Livrustkammaren (The Royal Armoury), Stockholm, LRK 15042, source: Wikimedia Commons.

Evening-wear

Figure 9.12. Jacqueline Martin (French), Dress, 1960s, Livrustkammaren (The Royal Armoury), Stockholm, LRK 15288, source: Wikimedia Commons.

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