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Frederick I ( Swedish: Fredrik I; 28 April 1676 – 5 April 1751) was King of Sweden from 1720 until his death, having been prince consort of Sweden from 1718 to 1720, and was also Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel from 1730. He ascended the throne following the death of his brother-in-law absolutist Charles XII in the Great Northern War, and the ...
Adolf Frederick or Adolph Frederick (Swedish language: Adolf Fredrik , German language: Adolf Friedrich; 14 May 1710 – 12 February 1771) was King of Sweden from 1751 until his death. He was the son of Christian August of Holstein-Gottorp, Prince of Eutin, and Albertina Frederica of Baden-Durlach. The first king from the House of Holstein-Gottorp, Adolf Frederick was a weak monarch, instated ...
Jan 16, 2024 · Adolf Frederick of Sweden. From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository. Adolph Frederick (1710-1771), in Swedish Adolf Fredrik, was a German prince who became King of Sweden 1751-1771. Adolf Fredrik of Sweden.
TIL Adolf Frederick, former King of Sweden, died after eating a meal consisting of lobster, caviar, sauerkraut, kippers and champagne, which was topped off with 14 servings of semla served in a bowl of hot milk. He is remembered as "the king who ate himself to death."
May 16, 2018 · A semla is a traditional pastry in Sweden and Finland, associated with Lent and especially Shrove Tuesday. King Adolf Frederick’s last supper and why he ate himself to death relates to the traditional celebratory feast, known as fettisdag (or Fat Tuesday) in Swedish, before the Christian fasting period of Lent.
Gustav III (24 January [ O.S. 13 January] 1746 – 29 March 1792), note on dates [1] also called Gustavus III, [2] was King of Sweden from 1771 until his assassination in 1792. He was the eldest son of King Adolf Frederick [1] and Queen Louisa Ulrika of Sweden. Gustav was a vocal opponent of what he saw as the abuse of political privileges ...
Adolf Frederick of Sweden. Adolf Frederick, (14 May 1710 - 12 February 1771), was the King of Sweden between 1751 and 1771. [1]
