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Dec 10, 2023 · As I described in the previous article in this series, Sweden lost a war against Russia 1741-1743 and as part of the peace settlement, Adolf Fredrik was appointed Crown Prince of Sweden. King Fredrik I (1720-1751) and Queen Ulrika Eleonora did not have any legitimate children so Sweden must find a new crown prince.
Louisa Ulrika and Adolf Frederick reportedly had a mutually good impression of each other at their first meeting, and their personal relationship is described as mutually happy and harmonious. [page needed] Adolf Frederick is described as introverted, gentle, and submissive. Reportedly, Louisa Ulrika was pleased with him because she immediately ...
Jul 24, 2013 · Born to Frederick William I of Prussia and Sophia Dorothea of Hanover, Louisa Ulrika was the younger sister of Frederick the Great. A sought after and eligible young woman, she married the Crown-Prince of Sweden, Adolf Frederick of Holstein-Gottorp, in 1744. The match was made against the express wishes of Frederick who thought his sister ...
May 10, 2024 · Adolf Frederick (born May 14, 1710, Gottorp, Schleswig—died Feb. 12, 1771, Stockholm, Swed.) was the king of Sweden from 1751 to 1771. He was the son of Christian Augustus, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp, and of Albertina Frederica of Baden-Durlach. While Adolf Frederick was bishop of Lübeck (1727–50), he administered Holstein-Kiel ...
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Jun 9, 2021 · Fortunately, Adolf Fredrik and Louisa Ulrika hit it off. Where he was shy and retiring, somewhat submissive to his nature, she was a veritable force of nature—and more than delighted to realise her husband would happily follow her lead in everything. Louisa Ulrika was welcomed with open arms by the Swedes.
He was an uncle of Catherine the Great and husband to Louisa Ulrika of Prussia. The first king from the House of Holstein-Gottorp, Adolf Frederick was a weak monarch, installed as first in line to the throne following the parliamentary government's failure to reconquer the Baltic provinces in 1741–1743.
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SHOW ALL QUESTIONS. 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.
