Julie of Hesse-Kassel

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Louise of Hesse-Kassel was Queen of Denmark as the wife of King Christian IX, from 15 November 1863 until her death in 1898. From 1863 to 1864, she was concurrently Duchess of Schleswig, Holstein and Lauenburg. Born in Kassel, she was the daughter of Prince William of Hesse-Kassel and Princess Charlotte of Denmark, and a niece of King Christian VIII. Through her descent from King Frederick III, she supported her husband's claim to the Danish throne.

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A female given name from French Julie, popular in the latter half of the 20th century, equivalent to English Julia.. Etymology: From Julie, julye, iulius, from julie, from jule, juil, from iūlius (Gaius Julius Caesar's month), perhaps a contraction of *Iovilios, "descended from Jove", from Latin Iuppiter, from - *dyeu-pəter-, from Proto-Indo-European *deyw-os, 'god', + *pəter, 'father'.

The name Julie is of French origin, meaning "A female given name from French Julie, popular in the latter half of the 20th century, equivalent to English Julia.. Etymology: From Julie, julye, iulius, from julie, from jule, juil, from iūlius (Gaius Julius Caesar's month), perhaps a contraction of *Iovilios, "descended from Jove", from Latin Iuppiter, from - *dyeu-pəter-, from Proto-Indo-European *deyw-os, 'god', + *pəter, 'father'.". It is traditionally a female name.

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