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Countess Louise von Bose | |
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 Louise as a child (Portrait in the New Gallery; Kassel, Germany) | |
| Known for | Benefactress of the poor, and patron of the arts and sciences |
| Born | Louise Wilhelmine Emilie 1813 |
| Died | 1883 |
| Noble family | von Reichenbach-Lessonitz |
| Spouse(s) | Carl August, Count von Bose |
| Father | William II, Elector of Hesse |
| Mother | Emilie Ortlöpp |
Louise Wilhelmine Emilie, Countess von Bose, born Countess von Reichenbach-Lessonitz (1813–1883) was a benefactress of the poor and patron of the arts and sciences, particularly the natural sciences. She was the oldest of eight children of Wilhelm II of Hesse-Kassel and his second wife Countess Emilie of Reichenbach-Lessonitz. Louise was a favorite of her father who, it is said, appreciated her intelligence and loving, happy nature.