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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Ulrika_Eleonora_of_DenmarkUlrika Eleonora of Denmark - Wikipedia

    Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark (11 September 1656 – 26 July 1693) was Queen of Sweden as the wife of King Charles XI.She is often admired for her generosity and charity. The name Ulrike is a Danish version of the name; in Swedish she is called Ulrika Eleonora den äldre (English: Ulrica Eleanor the Elder), to distinguish her from her daughter, the future queen regnant.

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    Ulrika Eleonora was the youngest child of King Charles XI and Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark and named after her mother. In 1715, she married Frederick of Hesse-Kassel. After the death of her brother Charles XII in 1718, Ulrika Eleonora claimed the throne.

  4. www.britannica.com › biography › Ulrika-EleonoraUlrika Eleonora | Swedish Monarch, Reformer & Diplomat

    Ulrika Eleonora (born Jan. 23, 1688, Stockholm—died Nov. 24, 1741, Stockholm) was a Swedish queen whose short reign (1718–20) led to Sweden’s Age of Freedom —a 52-year decline of absolutism in favour of parliamentary government. Ulrika Eleonora was a sister of the unmarried king Charles XII; after the death of her elder sister Hedvig ...

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  5. www.kungligaslotten.se › english › list-of-swedishUlrika Eleonora of Denmark - Kungliga slotten

    Queen Ulrika Eleonora the Elder. Ulrika Eleonora the Elder was the daughter of Fredrik III of Denmark and Sofia Amalia of Braunschweig-Lüneburg. She was engaged to Karl XI in 1675 for political reasons, but the wedding did not take place until five years later. This confirmed the peace between Sweden and Denmark in 1679.

  6. www.unofficialroyalty.com › ulrika-eleonora-ofUlrika Eleonora of Denmark, Queen of Sweden - Unofficial Royalty

    Oct 22, 2021 · Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark, the wife of Karl XI, King of Sweden, was noted for her extraordinary charitable activities and an eerie legend associated with her death.Born in Copenhagen, Denmark on September 11, 1656, she was the sixth of the eight children and fourth of the five daughters of Frederik III, King of Denmark and Norway and Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg.

  7. wikimili.com › en › Ulrika_Eleonora_of_DenmarkUlrika Eleonora of Denmark - WikiMili, The Best Wikipedia Reader

    Apr 24, 2024 · Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark (11 September 1656 – 26 July 1693) was Queen of Sweden as the wife of King Charles XI. She is often admired for her generosity and charity.

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  9. www.kungligaslotten.se › ulrika-eleonoraUlrika Eleonora - Kungliga slotten

    Queen Ulrika Eleonora the Younger. Ulrika Eleonora the Younger married Fredrik of Hesse, later Fredrik I, in 1715. Following the death of Karl XII, she attempted to become regent. The Riksdag initially opposed this. In 1719 she became queen after agreeing to abolish the autocracy, and her coronation took place in Uppsala that same year.

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