Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll, was born on the 18 March 1848, she was the sixth child and fourth daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.

In her public life, she was a strong proponent of the arts and higher education and of the feminist cause. Her early life was spent moving among the various royal residences in the company of her family.

When her father died in December 1861, the court went into a long period of mourning.

She was an able sculptor and artist, and several of her sculptures remain today.

She was also a supporter of the feminist movement.

Before her marriage, Louise served as an unofficial secretary to the Queen from 1866 to 1871.

The question of Louise's marriage was discussed in the late 1860s. Suitors from the royal houses of Prussia and Denmark were suggested, but Victoria did not want her to marry a foreign prince, and therefore suggested a high-ranking member of the British aristocracy.

Despite opposition from members of the royal family, Louise fell in love with John Campbell, Marquess of Lorne, the heir of the Duke of Argyll. Victoria consented to the marriage, which took place on 21 March 1871. After a happy beginning, the two drifted apart, possibly because of their childlessness and the Queen's constraints on their activities

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