The Victorian Spectator: Happy Birthday to Princess Louise Caroline Alberta

Friday 18 March 2022

Happy Birthday to Princess Louise Caroline Alberta

Happy Birthday to Princess Louise Caroline Alberta today! She is the wonderful princess whom the great province of Alberta is named after and aunt to Princess Patricia, the daughter of the Duke of Connaught who’s birthday was celebrated yesterday on St. Paddy’s Day, also known as Regimental Day by the proud Canadian regiment that is named after her.

Princess Louise was born in Buckingham Palace on March 18th, 1848 and loved to skate, fish and above all she loved painting and creating sculptures. She was the first Princess to live in Rideau Hall in Ottawa, while her husband, John Campbell was the Governor General of Canada from 1878 to 1883.

From: The History Wrangler

Victorian Society of Alberta

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