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  2. Adolf Frederick died suddenly in Stockholm on 12 February 1771 with symptoms resembling either heart failure or poisoning. Popular stories about his death having resulted from a large meal (consisting of lobster , caviar , sauerkraut , kippers , and champagne as well as 14 helpings of his favourite dessert hetvägg of semla pastries and hot ...

  3. Dec 25, 2017 · But his reign is perhaps best remembered for the way it ended: with the king eating himself to death. On Shrove Tuesday on February 12, 1771, Adolf Frederick observed the holiday in a traditional manner by eating a lot of pleasurable foods in preparation for the season of Lent.

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  4. Sep 17, 2023 · Snopes consulted two independent Swedish historians who confirmed that historical records confirmed that in 1771, Fredrick died of a stroke following dinner on Shrove Tuesday, or...

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  5. Swedish: Adolf Fredrik. Born: May 14, 1710, Gottorp, Schleswig. Died: Feb. 12, 1771, Stockholm, Swed. (aged 60) Title / Office: king (1751-1771), Sweden. Adolf Frederick (born May 14, 1710, Gottorp, Schleswig—died Feb. 12, 1771, Stockholm, Swed.) was the king of Sweden from 1751 to 1771.

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  6. Mar 9, 2019 · When the Swedish king, Frederick I, died in 1751, Adolf Frederick became the new king. He was, however, only a figurehead, as real power was concentrated in the hands of the Riksdag (the Swedish Parliament).

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  7. Apr 29, 2022 · Shortly after gorging himself on this massive meal, Adolf Frederick fell ill and died at the age of 60. Nordstjernan writes that the date of his death has been disputed, but many believe it was on February 12, 1771. Frederick either died from severe indigestion or food poisoning. Whatever the case, the consensus is that the semla were to blame.

  8. 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.

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