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Queen Louise of Sweden may refer to: Louisa Ulrika of Prussia (1720-1782), daughter of Frederick William I of Prussia and Sophia Dorothea of Hanover; wife of Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden. Louise of the Netherlands (1828–1871), daughter of Prince Frederick of the Netherlands and Princess Louise of Prussia (1808–1870); wife of Charles XV ...
Gustav III. 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 ...
He succeeded as King Adolf Frederick 8 years later on 25 March 1751. During his 20-year reign, Adolf Frederick was little more than a figurehead, the real power being with the Riksdag of the Estates, often distracted by party strife. Twice he endeavored to free himself from the tutelage of the estates.
Louisa Ulrika of Prussia. Religion. Lutheran. Gustav III (24 January [ O.S. 13 January] 1746 – 29 March 1792 Note on dates) was King of Sweden from 1771 until he was shot to death in 1792. [1] He was the eldest son of King Adolph Frederick and Queen Louise Ulrika, who was a sister of Frederick the Great, King of Prussia .
Adolf Frederick of Sweden. Adolf Frederick's coronation robe is made out of red and violet, purple velvet and it was bought in Paris in 1751. It is decorated with groups of crowns embroidered with gold and silver threads. The lining is made of ermine, and the robe has been worn by Gustav III, Gustav IV Adolf, Charles XIII and Charles XIV John ...
The name semla (plural: semlor) is a loan word from German Semmel, originally deriving from the Latin simila, meaning ' flour ', itself a borrowing from Greek σεμίδαλις (semidalis), "groats", which was the name used for the finest quality wheat flour or semolina. In the southernmost part of Sweden ( Scania) and by the Swedish -speaking ...
Father. Adolf Frederick I. Mother. Maria Katharina of Brunswick-Dannenberg. Religion. Lutheranism. Adolphus Frederick II (19 October 1658 – 12 May 1708), Duke of Mecklenburg, was the first Duke of the Mecklenburg-Strelitz, reigning from 1701 until his death. Mecklenburg-Strelitz was a part of the Holy Roman Empire .
