Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll
Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll
In her public life, she was a strong proponent of the arts and higher education and of the feminist cause. She was an influential supporter of the Edinburgh College of Domestic Science, the forerunner to Queen Margaret University, becoming the institution's first Patron in 1891 until 1939. 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, to which with time Louise became unsympathetic. She was an able sculptor and artist, and several of her sculptures remain today. She was also a supporter of the feminist movement, corresponding with Josephine Butler, and visiting Elizabeth Garrett.
Early life
!Queen Victoria painted a portrait of Princess Louise after an original by [Franz Xaver Winterhalter](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/QueenVictoria%281819-1901%29%2CafterFranzXavierWinterhalter-PortraitofPrincessLouise%281848-1939%29.jpg/250px-QueenVictoria%281819-1901%29%2CafterFranzXavierWinterhalter-PortraitofPrincessLouise%281848-1939%29.jpg)
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!Princess Louise in November 1866
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