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e. Louisa Ulrika of Prussia ( Swedish: Lovisa Ulrika; German: Luise Ulrike; 24 July 1720 – 16 July 1782) was Queen of Sweden from 1751 to 1771 as the wife of King Adolf Frederick. She was queen mother during the reign of King Gustav III .
Jun 9, 2021 · Louisa Ulrika used her funds to bribe people to join the riot, bribed soldiers to be ready to take control of the garrison. Adolf Fredrik did not like any of this—but by now he’d learned not to oppose his determined wife.
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Mar 5, 2018 · The talented, highly educated Lovisa Ulrika became one of Sweden's leading cultural figures. No other Swedish queen has left more of a mark on the theatre, and she also breathed new life into royal entertainment. She built up the palace theatres at Drottningholm and Ulriksdal. Lovisa Ulrika was influenced by the ideals of the French Enlightenment.
May 21, 2018 · Louisa Ulrika of Prussia was born on 24 July 1720 as the daughter of Frederick William I of Prussia and his wife Sophia Dorothea of Hanover. She was their tenth child. At the age of three, she was put in the care of a French governess by the name of Mademoiselle de Jeaucourt with her sister Sophie. Her interests were literature, science ...
A friend of Linnaeus, Louisa Ulrica of Prussia was known as an intelligent and commanding presence in the Swedish court. She was a patron of art and science. Louisa Ulrica of Prussia (1720–1782)Queen of Sweden. Name variations: Luisa Ulrika. Born in Berlin on July 24, 1720; died on July 16, 1782; daughter of Frederick William I (1688–1740 ...
Nov 24, 2023 · Then in 1744, it was given as a wedding present to Princess Louisa Ulrika of Prussia when she married the Swedish crown prince. A lover of the arts, Louisa thrust Drottningholm into its golden age, redecorating the interiors in the latest French Rococo style on display at the Palace of Versailles. Louisa also added a splendid library.
In 1753 she established the Royal Swedish Academy of Letters to promote the arts and the sciences. She also built Drottningholm Theatre, was a patron of the arts, and socialised with contemporary intellectuals. Queen Lovisa Ulrika portrayed by the Swedish artist Lorens Pasch the Younger (1733–1805). The painting hangs at Gripsholm Castle, and ...
