Frederick I of Sweden

(1676-1751)

King of Sweden from 1720 to 1751

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Frederick I (Swedish: Fredrik I; 28 April 1676 – 5 April 1751) was prince consort of Sweden from 1718 to 1720, and King of Sweden from 1720 until his death and (as Frederick I) also Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel from 1730. He ascended the throne following the death of his brother-in-law absolutist Charles XII in the Great Northern War, and the abdication of his wife, Charles's sister and successor Ulrika Eleonora, after she had to relinquish most powers to the Riksdag of the Estates and thus chose to abdicate. His powerless reign and lack of legitimate heirs of his own saw his family's elimination from the line of succession after the parliamentary government dominated by pro-revanchist Hat Party politicians ventured into a war with Russia, which ended in defeat and the Russian tsarina Elizabeth getting Adolf Frederick of Holstein-Gottorp instated following the death of the king. Whilst being the only Swedish monarch to be named Frederick, he is known as Frederick I despite other Swedish monarchs with non-repeating names (such as Birger, Sigismund and his successor: Adolf Frederick) not being given numerals.

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Born	28 April 1676 Kassel, Hesse-Kassel
Died	5 April 1751 (aged 74) Stockholm, Sweden
Zodiac	Taurus
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Princess Luise Dorothea of Prussia 1680-1705 · Hereditary Princess of Hesse-Kassel · m. 1700 info edit

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Ulrika Eleonora, Queen of Sweden 1688-1741 · Queen of Sweden · m. 1715 info edit

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Frederika Wilhelmina info 1st child with Hedvig Taube Female b. 1 Mar 1734 · Age: 291 · 1734- · Celebrity Baby

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Frederick William info 2nd child with Hedvig Taube Male b. 17 Mar 1735 · Age: 290 · 1735- · Celebrity Baby

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Carl Edward info 3rd child with Hedvig Taube Male b. 26 Nov 1737 · Age: 287 · 1737- · Celebrity Baby

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Hedvig Amalia info 4th child with Hedvig Taube Female b. 2 Feb 1744 · Age: 281 · 1744- · Celebrity Baby

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