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Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1776-1810) was Queen of Prussia as the wife of King Frederick William III. The couple's marriage produced nine children, including the future monarchs Frederick William IV of Prussia and William I, German Emperor. After Prussia's loss in the War of the Fourth Coalition in 1807, she plead with Napolean I unsuccessfully for favorable terms, which cemented her legacy as the "soul of national virtue."She died young at 35 and the Order of Louise was founded by her grieving husband four years later as a female counterpart to the Iron Cross.
Abraham Abramson (1754-1811) was the son of Jacob Abraham, a medallist and minter. Abramson was an apprentice to his father beginning at the age of seventeen. He was appointed a royal medallist in 1781, and in 1792, became a member of the Preussische Akademie der Kuenste, Berlin.
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Abramson, Abraham: Medal: Portrait of Queen Luise, Prussia's Jewel; Der Frauen Hoechster Stolz, Leo Baeck Institute, 2024.153.