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Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll

1848 - 1939

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Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll (Louisa Caroline Alberta; 18 March 1848 – 3 December 1939) was the sixth child and fourth daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. In her public life, she was a strong proponent of the arts and higher education and of the feminist cause. She was an influential supporter of the Edinburgh College of Domestic Science, the forerunner to Queen Margaret University, becoming the institution's first Patron in 1891 until 1939. Her early life was spent moving among the various royal residences in the company of her family. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll is the 286th most popular companion (down from 285th in 2019), the 974th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 798th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular British Companion.

Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll is most famous for her time as a member of the British Royal Family. She was the youngest daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.

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Among companions, Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll ranks 286 out of 784. Before her are Catherine Opalińska, Alexandra of Yugoslavia, Empress Kōjun, Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, Yevdokiya Lopukhina, and Domitia Longina. After her are Hümaşah Sultan, Maria Barbara Bach, Princess Zorka of Montenegro, Bertrade de Montfort, Clodia Pulchra, and Alberto Granado.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1848, Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll ranks 25. Before her are Wilhelm Windelband, Stepan Makarov, Wyatt Earp, Loránd Eötvös, Carl Wernicke, and William II of Württemberg. After her are Milena Vukotić, Zinovy Rozhestvensky, Pierre De Geyter, Hermann Alexander Diels, Carlos, Duke of Madrid, and Katsura Tarō. Among people deceased in 1939, Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll ranks 28. Before her are Antonio Machado, Anthony Fokker, Louis Wain, Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg, Otto Rank, and Archduke Franz Salvator of Austria. After her are Ernst Toller, Alexander Yegorov, Prince Valdemar of Denmark, Wilhelm Groener, Danilo, Crown Prince of Montenegro, and Ambroise Vollard.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll ranks 974 out of 8,785. Before her are Leonora Carrington (1917), James Hadley Chase (1906), Kim Cattrall (1956), John Dryden (1631), Richard Stone (1913), and Matilda of England, Duchess of Saxony (1156). After her are David James (1970), Pat Hitchcock (1928), Major Ritchie (1870), Robert Peel (1788), Brian Eno (1948), and Natasha Richardson (1963).

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Among COMPANIONS In United Kingdom

Among companions born in United Kingdom, Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll ranks 33. Before her are Hugh Despenser the younger (1287), Cecilia Bowes-Lyon, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne (1862), Amélie of Orléans (1865), Catherine of Lancaster (1373), Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood (1897), and Louise of Great Britain (1724). After her are Charles Lightoller (1874), Lilian, Princess of Réthy (1916), Anne Hyde (1637), Matilda of Scotland (1080), Eadgyth (910), and Judith of Flanders (844).

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