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1. swedishhistorian.substack.com › p › why-the-nobilityWhy the nobility hated Gustav III? - by Johan Romin

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   3 days ago · Sweden had to accept Russia's demands and among these was to accept the Russian Tsarina Elizabeth's demands on who would become Sweden's crown prince. It turned out to be a relative of Elisabeth: Adolf Fredrik of Holstein Gottorp, a person whom Elisabeth thought she could rule over. A vassal

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Christina,_Queen_of_SwedenChristina, Queen of Sweden - Wikipedia

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   2 days ago · Christina (Swedish: Kristina; 18 December [O.S. 8 December] 1626 – 19 April 1689) was a member of the House of Vasa and the Queen of Sweden in her own right from 1632 until her abdication in 1654. [a] Her conversion to Catholicism and refusal to marry led her to relinquish her throne and move to Rome.

4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › House_of_OldenburgHouse of Oldenburg - Wikipedia

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   4 days ago · The House of Oldenburg is a German dynasty whose members rule or have ruled in Denmark, Iceland, Greece, Norway, Russia, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Livonia, Schleswig, Holstein, and Oldenburg. The current kings of Norway and the United Kingdom are patrilineal descendants of the Glücksburg branch of this house.

5. www.thecourtjeweller.com › 2024 › 09Sweden’s Antique Royal Crowns on Display in Stockholm

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   3 days ago · After Queen Christina’s abdication in 1654, the male monarchs from the subsequent dynasties of Palatinate-Zweibrücken, Hesse, and Holstein-Gottorp all chose to be crowned with Maria Eleonora’s crown.

6. www.pattontheedge.ca › frank-abagnale-bar-examHow Frank Abagnale, the Master of Deception, Outwitted the ...

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   4 days ago · Frank Abagnale, a master of deception, audaciously passed the Louisiana Bar Exam without a law degree. Armed with an unyielding determination and a keen memory, he immersed himself in the Louisiana Bar Exam Study Guide, relentlessly studying for hours each day.

7. facts.net › history › 35-facts-about-adolf-frederick35 Facts About Adolf Frederick

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   4 days ago · Born on May 14, 1710, in Gottorp, Schleswig, Adolf Frederick was the son of Christian Augustus of Holstein-Gottorp and Albertina Frederica of Baden-Durlach. He was a member of the House of Holstein-Gottorp, a cadet branch of the House of Oldenburg, which played a crucial role in European politics.

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   How did Oldenburg become a king?

   • Marriages of medieval counts of Oldenburg paved the way for their heirs to become kings of various Scandinavian kingdoms. Through marriage with a descendant of King Valdemar I of Sweden and of King Eric IV of Denmark, a claim to Sweden and Denmark was staked as early as 1350.

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   Why did Christina visit Frederick III & Hedwig Eleonora?

   • Christina visited Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp and, while there, thought that her successor should have a bride. She sent letters recommending two of the Duke's daughters to Charles. Based on this recommendation, he married Hedwig Eleonora. [ 89] On 10 July Christina arrived in Hamburg and stayed with Jacob Curiel at Krameramtsstuben .

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   Who met Christina in 1652?

   • In 1652 it was Pierre Bourdelot. Otto Sperling met Christina in Sweden in the winter of 1653. In July 1654, the English physician Daniel Whistler returned to London. In Rome, Giuseppe Francesco Borri came to see her in 1655, and after 1678 when he was released from prison.

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   Who ruled Naples?

   • King Philip IV of Spain ruled the Duchy of Milan and the Kingdom of Naples. The French politician Mazarin, an Italian himself, had attempted to liberate Naples from Spanish rule, against which the locals had fought before the Neapolitan Republic was created.

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9. www.british-history.ac.uk › letters-papers-hen8Henry VIII: January 1536, 21-25 | British History Online

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   4 days ago · If the king of England will help him now, he will in a general council help him in return against the bishop of Rome, and will also secure the votes of the king of Sweden and the dukes of Holstein. Gottorp, 21 Jan. 1536.