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     • Adolf Frederick (born May 14, 1710, Gottorp, Schleswig—died Feb. 12, 1771, Stockholm, Swed.) was the king of Sweden from 1751 to 1771. He was the son of Christian Augustus, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp, and of Albertina Frederica of Baden-Durlach.
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   Who was Adolf Frederick?

   • They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. Adolf Frederick (born May 14, 1710, Gottorp, Schleswig—died Feb. 12, 1771, Stockholm, Swed.) was the king of Sweden from 1751 to 1771. He was the son of Christian Augustus, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp, and of Albertina Frederica of Baden-Durlach.

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   Why was Adolf Frederick elected heir to the throne of Sweden?

   • In 1743 he was elected heir to the throne of Sweden by the “ Hat ” faction. His election was secured by the Russian empress Elizabeth, who, as a result of Russia’s defeat of Sweden in the 1741–43 war, was able to demand that Adolf Frederick be named heir under threat of Russian annexation of Finland and the eastern part of Sweden.

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   Why did Adolf Frederick become a king?

   • His election was secured by the Russian empress Elizabeth, who, as a result of Russia’s defeat of Sweden in the 1741–43 war, was able to demand that Adolf Frederick be named heir under threat of Russian annexation of Finland and the eastern part of Sweden. He thus succeeded to the throne after the death of Frederick I (1751).

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   Who ruled Sweden in 1542?

   • Gustav I, portrayed here in 1542 by Jakob Binck, legally created the hereditary monarchy and organized the Swedish unitary state. Catholic bishops had supported the King of Denmark, Christian II, but he was overthrown in a rebellion led by nobleman Gustav Vasa, whose father had been executed at the Stockholm bloodbath.

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   3 days ago · This list records the monarchs of Sweden, from the late Viking Age to the present day. Sweden has continuously been a monarchy since the country's consolidation in the Viking Age and early Middle Ages, for over a thousand years. The incumbent royal dynasty of Sweden is the House of Bernadotte, established on the throne in 1818.

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   1 day ago · In 1743, Adolf Frederick, a cousin of Charles Frederick, of the same house of Holstein-Gottrop, and a descendant of a sister of Charles X Gustav of Sweden was elected heir to the throne of Sweden by the Hat faction (Swedish: Hattarna).

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   May 18, 2024 · Born on 14 May 1710 - Gottorf; Died on 12 February 1771 - Stockholm, Stockholm County (SE) 60 years old; 4 children ; 3 grandchildren

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   1 day ago · The Gluttonous King: Adolf Frederick of Sweden (1710-1771) Leave it to a king to eat himself to death. In 1771, Adolf Frederick of Sweden indulged in a lavish meal of lobster, caviar, sauerkraut, kippers, and champagne.

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   May 6, 2024 · In 1766, Gustav married Princess Sophia Magdalena of Denmark, a union that aimed to strengthen ties between Sweden and Denmark. Despite their marriage, Gustav and Sophia had a rather distant relationship, with significant personal differences.

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    May 16, 2024 · The Constitution of 1809 assumed that the monarch would appoint his Cabinet as he saw fit, but growing calls for democratisation during the end of the 19th century made such an idea impossible to sustain. 1917 marks the end of any real political power for the Swedish monarch.