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    3 days ago · Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1526–1586) John Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1575–1616) Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1597–1659) Christian Albert, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1641–1695) Frederick IV, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1671–1702) Charles Frederick, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1700–1739) Peter III of Russia (1728 ...

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    1 day ago · Frederick IV Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp r. 1695–1702 1671–1702: Christian August 1673–1726: Albertina of Baden-Durach her grandmother was a sister of Charles X of Sweden: House of Romanov: Anna Duchess consort of Holstein-Gottorp r. 1725–1728 1708–1728: Charles Frederick Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp r. 1702–1739 1700 ...

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  4. www.pepysdiary.com › encyclopedia › 10592Charles XI (King of Sweden, 1660-1697) - The Diary of Samuel ...

    3 days ago · Charles XI or Carl (Swedish: Karl XI; 4 December [O.S. 24 November] 1655 – 15 April [O.S. 5 April] 1697) was King of Sweden from 1660 until his death, in a period of Swedish history known as the Swedish Empire (1611–1721). He was the only son of King Charles X Gustav of Sweden and Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp. His father died when he ...

  5. www.britannica.com › biography › Christian-IIChristian II | Scandinavian King, Stockholm Bloodbath, End of ...

    Apr 18, 2024 · Christian’s sweeping commercial reforms, his anti-Hanseatic policies, and his defeat in Sweden led the Jutland nobles to revolt (1523) and to appoint his uncle, Frederick, duke of Holstein-Gottorp, as king. Christian was forced to flee to the Netherlands and did not launch a campaign to regain his kingdom until 1531, when he invaded Norway.

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  7. www.britannica.com › biography › Charles-XICharles XI | King of Sweden, Reformer & Military Leader

    Apr 1, 2024 · Charles XI was the king of Sweden who expanded royal power at the expense of the higher nobility and the lower estates, establishing an absolutist monarchy that ended only with the death of Charles XII in 1718. Charles, the only son of Charles X Gustav and Hedvig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp, was.

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  8. www.pepysdiary.com › encyclopedia › 10376Charles X Gustav (King of Sweden, 1654-1660) - The Diary of ...

    Apr 15, 2024 · On the recommendation of his predecessor, he contracted a political marriage on 24 October 1654 with Hedwig Eleonora, the daughter of Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp. He was hoping to secure a future ally against Denmark.

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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. His most significant accomplishments include his ...