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Hedwig Eleonora was born on 23 October 1636 in the Palace of Gottorp in Schleswig, to Duke Frederick III of Holstein-Gottorp and Marie Elisabeth of Saxony. She was the sixth of the couple's sixteen children.
Hedvig Eleonora OF Holstein-Gottorp. Born 23 October 1636, died 24 November 1715 Queen 1654–1660* Coronation. 1654 Stockholm Cathedral. Buried. 1717 Riddarholmen Church. Predecessor. Maria Eleonora. Successor. Ulrika Eleonora (the Elder) Spouse. Karl X Gustav. Issue. Karl XI (1655–1697), King of Sweden 1660–1697 *Years refer to time as ...
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Oct 31, 2016 · A regent is “a person appointed to administer a state because the monarch is a minor, is absent or is incapacitated.”. Hedwig Eleonora was born on 23 October 1636 as the daughter of Frederick III of Holstein-Gottorp and Marie Elisabeth of Saxony.
Hedvig Eleonora was born in 1636 and was brought up within one of Northern Europe’s most culturally prominent baroque courts, in which art and learning enjoyed positions of major significance. Her father, Fredrik III of Holstein-Gottorp, was interested in the sciences, amongst other things, and quickly adopted the Copernican view of the world.
- October 23, 1636
- November 24, 1715
Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp (23 October 1636 – 24 November 1715) was Queen of Sweden from 1654 until 1660 as the wife of King Charles X Gustav. She served as regent during the minority of her son, King Charles XI, from 1660 until 1672, and during the minority of her grandson, King Charles XII, in 1697.
Oct 8, 2021 · Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp was the wife of Karl X Gustav, King of Sweden and served as regent during the minorities of her son Karl XI, King of Sweden and her grandson Karl XII, King of Sweden. She was born on October 23, 1636, at Gottorp Castle at Schleswig, in the Duchy of Schleswig, now in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein.
Hedvig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp is a 79 years old Queen consort of Sweden from Gottorf Castle. Hedvig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp was born on October 23, 1636 (died on November 24, 1715, she was 79 years old) in Gottorf Castle .
