Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, << MEHK luhn burk SHTRAY lihts >> (1776-1810) ruled Prussia, with her husband Frederick William III, from 1797 until she died on July 19, 1810. Her beauty, generosity, and courage in the face of trouble made her popular with her people. She reigned during the time of Napoleon’s attacks on Prussia and urged her timid husband to resist the French. After the Prussian defeat at the Battle of Jena, she appealed to Napoleon to spare her country but was unsuccessful. Louise was born on March 10, 1776, in Hanover, Germany. She was the daughter of Duke Charles of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. She married in 1793.
