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3 days ago · 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.
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May 11, 2024 · 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. He nearly lost his throne in consequence.
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.
May 6, 2024 · His reign was characterized by significant changes in Swedish politics, bold reforms, and a focus on culture. 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.
May 7, 2024 · Viktoria Luise of Prussia (born September 13, 1892, Marmor Palace, Potsdam, near Berlin, Germany—died December 11, 1980, Hannover, West Germany (now in Germany)) was the only daughter and last surviving child of Kaiser William II of Germany and a great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria of England.
