ðə kˈɪŋz mˈɛntəl kəndˈɪʃən, ænd hɪz ʌnhɑːɹmˈoʊniəs ɹᵻlˈeɪʃənʃˌɪp wɪð hɪz wˈaɪf, ɡˈeɪv ɹˈaɪz tə spˌɛkjʊlˈeɪʃən ðæt luːwˈiːz hɐdbɪn sˈaɪɚd baɪ sˈʌmwʌn ˈʌðɚ ðɐn hˌɪm, ænd ɹˈuːmɚɹ ɐwˈɔːɹdᵻd fˈɑːðɚhˌʊd tə jˈoʊhɑːn fɹˈiːdɹɪtʃ stɹˈuːnsiː, ðə kˈɪŋz kˈoːɹt fɪzˈɪʃən ænd də fˈæktoʊ ɹˈiːdʒənt ʌvðə kˈʌntɹi æt ðə tˈaɪm ʌv luːwˈiːzᵻz bˈɜːθ.
The king's mental condition, and his unharmonious relationship with his wife, gave rise to speculation that Louise had been sired by someone other than him, and rumour awarded fatherhood to Johann Friedrich Struensee, the king’s court physician and de facto regent of the country at the time of Louise's birth.