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May 10, 2024 · In his first attempt (1756)—aided by his influential wife, Queen Louisa Ulrika, who was sister to Frederick II of Prussia—he nearly lost his throne, but in his second (1768–69)—with the assistance of his son, Crown Prince Gustav—he brought about the overthrow of the generally pro-Russian and pro-Prussian “Cap” Party in the Riksdag.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
4 days ago · Drawing inspiration from the splendor of Versailles during the reign of Louis XV, Louisa-Ulrika oversaw extensive renovations that transformed Drottningholm Palace into a masterpiece of Baroque and Rococo architecture.
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May 9, 2024 · Charles XIII (1748 – 5th February 1818), was King of Sweden from 1809 and King of Norway from 1814 to his death. He was the second son of King Adolf Frederick of Sweden and Louisa Ulrika of Prussia, sister of Frederick the Great.
1 day ago · e. Frederick II ( German: Friedrich II.; 24 January 1712 – 17 August 1786) was the monarch of Prussia from 1740 until 1786. He was the last Hohenzollern monarch titled King in Prussia, declaring himself King of Prussia after annexing Royal Prussia from the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1772.
May 8, 2024 · Louisa Ulrika Hohenzollern von Prussia is geboren op 24 juli 1720 in Berlin, Brandenburg, Prussia, dochter van Friedrich Wilhelm I. von Preußen en Sophie Dorothea von Braunschweig-Lüneburg. Zij is op 29 augustus 1744 in Lovö-Drottningholms slott, Ekerö, Stockholms län, Sverige getrouwd met Adolf Fredrik I von Holstein-Gottorp.
2 days ago · 1756, Coup of 1756 in Sweden: Louisa Ulrika of Prussia, Queen of Sweden, attempted to abolish the rule of the Riksdag of the Estates and reinstate absolute monarchy in Sweden. The plot was exposed and subdued shortly before it was intended to begin. 1762, Russia: A coup by Catherine the Great forced the abdication of Peter III of Russia.
2 days ago · Prussia ( / ˈprʌʃə /, German: Preußen [ˈpʁɔʏsn̩] ⓘ; Old Prussian: Prūsa or Prūsija) was a German state located on most of the North European Plain, also occupying southern and eastern regions. It formed the German Empire when it united the German states in 1871.
