Frederick I of Sweden (brother-in-law via Ulrika Eleonora)

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Frederick I of Sweden was a German-born prince who became King of Sweden in the early 18th century, known for his role during the Age of Liberty when parliamentary power increased at the expense of royal authority.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel ⓘ
human ⓘ
king ⓘ
monarch of Sweden ⓘ
birthDate 1676-04-28 ⓘ
birthPlace Kassel ⓘ
Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel ⓘ
coronationDate 1720-05-03 ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Hesse-Kassel ⓘ
Sweden ⓘ
deathDate 1751-03-25 ⓘ
deathPlace Stockholm ⓘ
Sweden ⓘ
era Age of Liberty ⓘ
ethnicGroup German ⓘ
father Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel ⓘ
givenName Frederick ⓘ
governmentFormDuringReign constitutional monarchy ⓘ
house House of Hesse-Kassel ⓘ
linked to: House of Hesse
militaryRank field marshal (Hesse-Kassel service) ⓘ
monarchOf Sweden ⓘ
mother Princess Maria Amalia of Courland NERFINISHED ⓘ
nativeLanguage German ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Hesse ⓘ
notableFor reign during the Swedish Age of Liberty ⓘ
weakening of royal authority in favor of the Riksdag of the Estates ⓘ
occupation military officer ⓘ
ruler ⓘ
placeOfBurial Riddarholmen Church ⓘ
Stockholm ⓘ
positionHeld King of Sweden ⓘ
Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel ⓘ
powerRelationWithParliament parliamentary power increased at expense of royal authority ⓘ
predecessor Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden ⓘ
reignEnd 1751 ⓘ
reignStart 1720 ⓘ
religion Lutheranism ⓘ
residence Kassel ⓘ
Stockholm Palace ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
sibling William VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel ⓘ
spouse Louise Dorothea of Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden ⓘ
successor Adolf Frederick of Sweden ⓘ
title King of Sweden ⓘ
Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel ⓘ

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Hedvig Sophia of Sweden → relative → Frederick I of Sweden (brother-in-law via Ulrika Eleonora) ⓘ
collar of the Order of the Seraphim → foundedBy → King Frederick I of Sweden (through the order) ⓘ
linked to: Frederick I of Sweden (brother-in-law via Ulrika Eleonora)