Louise of Stolberg-Gedern | |
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Countess of Albany | |
Consort of the Jacobite pretender | |
Pretendence | 28 March 1772 – 30 January 1788 |
Born | Mons, Austrian Netherlands (modern-day Belgium) | 20 September 1752
Died | 29 January 1824 Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany | (aged 71)
Spouse | |
House | Stolberg-Gedern |
Father | Prince Gustav Adolf of Stolberg-Gedern |
Mother | Princess Élisabeth Philippine of Hornes |
Princess Louise Maximiliane Caroline Emanuel of Stolberg-Gedern (20 September 1752 – 29 January 1824) was the wife of Charles Edward Stuart, the Jacobite claimant to the English and Scottish thrones. The unhappy marriage led her to request from the pope a decree of separation, which she was granted. During her years in Paris and Florence, she established famous salons where important artists and intellectuals of the day were invited to gather. She is commonly called the Countess of Albany.