Princess Louise Caroline Alberta was born March 18, 1848, at Buckingham Palace, the fourth daughter and sixth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha shortly after 8 in the morning. She was christened on May 13, 1848, at the Private Chapel in Buckingham Palace.
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In 1863, the Queen permitted Louise to enroll at The National Art Training School, to pursue her interests and she became a very skilled painter and sculptress. Later in life, she sculpted a statue of her mother that is still on display. Information on her is here.
