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1 day ago · The first occasion was in 1756. Stimulated by his consort Louisa Ulrika of Prussia (sister of Frederick the Great ), he tried to regain a portion of the attenuated prerogative through the Coup of 1756 to abolish the rule of the Riksdag of the Estates and reinstate absolute monarchy in Sweden.
3 days ago · Regency of Princess Ulrika Eleonora (later Queen Ulrika Eleonora; 30 November 1718 – 23 January 1719) Ulrika Eleonora: 23 January 1719 – 24 March 1720 (1 year, 2 months and 1 day) Daughter of Charles XI, elected as successor of her childless brother Frederick of Hesse-Cassel (king 1720–1751) (childless) 23 January 1688 – 24 November ...
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6 days ago · Frederick the Great. 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 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.
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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. Zij is overleden op 16 juli 1782 in Svatsjo Castle, Sanga ...
May 8, 2024 · Wikipedia: English Deutsch. view all 21. Frederika Louisa, Queen of Prussia's Timeline. Genealogy for Friederike Louise Louise, Queen von of Hesse-Darmstadt (Brabant-Lothringen), Queen consort of Preussia (1751 - 1805) family tree on Geni, with over 260 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives.
May 6, 2024 · Portrait of King Gustav III | Source: Wikipedia Gustav III was born on January 24, 1746, in Stockholm to King Adolf Frederick and Queen Louisa Ulrika. Raised in a royal household influenced by Enlightenment ideals, he was exposed to progressive thinking, with his mother playing a key role in his education.
