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Frederick I (Swedish: Fredrik I; 28 April 1676 – 5 April 1751) was King of Sweden from 1720 until his death, having been prince consort of Sweden from 1718 to 1720, and was also Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel from 1730.
- 24 March 1720 – 5 April 1751
- Maria Amalia of Courland
Apr 13, 2024 · Frederick (I) (born April 17, 1676, Kassel, Hesse-Kassel [Germany]—died March 25, 1751, Stockholm) was the first Swedish king to reign (1720–51) during the 18th-century Age of Freedom, a period of parliamentary government. Frederick was the eldest surviving son of the landgrave of Hesse-Kassel.
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Frederick I ( Swedish: Fredrik I; 28 April 1676 – 5 April 1751) was King of Sweden from 1720 until his death, having been prince consort of Sweden from 1718 to 1720, and was also Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel from 1730.
Startsida. English. List of Swedish monarchs. Fredrik I. Share. King Fredrik I. Fredrik was Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel and the son of Karl of Hesse-Kassel and Maria Amalia of Kurland. Having distinguished himself during the War of the Spanish Succession, he married Ulrika Eleonora, sister of Karl XII, in 1715.
Adolf Frederick, or Adolph Frederick (Swedish: Adolf Fredrik, German: Adolf Friedrich; 14 May 1710 – 12 February 1771) was King of Sweden from 1751 until his death in 1771. He was the son of Christian August of Holstein-Gottorp, Prince of Eutin , and Albertina Frederica of Baden-Durlach .
- 25 March 1751 – 12 February 1771
- Princess Albertina Frederica of Baden-Durlach
Frederick I ( Danish and Norwegian: Frederik; German: Friedrich; Swedish: Fredrik; 7 October 1471 – 10 April 1533) was King of Denmark and Norway. He was the last Catholic monarch to reign over Denmark and Norway, when subsequent monarchs embraced Lutheranism after the Protestant Reformation.
This is what Frederick I of Sweden (r. 1720–51) is said to have exclaimed on one occa-sion when confronted by a sycophantic flatterer with a list of all the recent beneficial and wise decisions made by His Majesty the king of Sweden.1 That is also how Frederick I is remembered,—as the roi fai-néant par excellence of Swedish history.
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