| Frederica of Baden | |
| Queen of Sweden | |
 Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden with his queen consort Frederica of Baden |
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| Reign | 1797 (date of marriage) - March 29, 1809 (husband's abdication) |
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| Full name | Frederica Dorothea Wilhelmina |
| Born | March 12, 1781 |
| Birthplace | Karlsruhe |
| Died | September 25, 1826 (aged 45) |
| Place of death | Lausanne, Switzerland |
| Consort to | Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden div. Gustav IV Adolf (November 1 1778 &ndash February 7 1837 was King of Sweden from 1792 until his abdication in 1809 Year 1797 ( MDCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Year 1809 ( MDCCCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Year 1781 ( MDCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Karlsruhe (ˈkaɐ̯lsʁuːə population 285812 in 2006 is a city in the south west of Germany, in the Bundesland Baden-Württemberg, located near Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France For the game see 1826 (board game. Year 1826 ( MDCCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display Lausanne ( pronounced, Losanna is a city in Romandy, the French -speaking part of Switzerland, situated on the shores of Lake Geneva Gustav IV Adolf (November 1 1778 &ndash February 7 1837 was King of Sweden from 1792 until his abdication in 1809 1812 |
| Issue | Gustav, Prince of Vasa Sophie Carl Gustav Amalia Maria Charlotta Cecilia |
| Royal House | House of Zähringen |
| Father | Karl Ludwig of Baden |
| Mother | Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt |
Frederica Dorothea Wilhelmina of Baden (March 12, 1781 - September 25, 1826) was Queen consort of Sweden from 1797 to 1809. Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Ancestry Ancestry Cecilia of Sweden (born June 22 1807 in Stockholm; died January 27 1844 in Oldenburg) was Princess of Sweden Zähringen is the name of an old and influential German noble family taken from the castle and village of that name Charles Louis Hereditary Prince of Baden ( February 14, 1755 in Karlsruhe -- December 16, 1801 in Arboga, Sweden Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt ( June 20, 1754, Prenzlau &ndash June 21, 1832, Bruchsal) was the daughter of Ludwig IX Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Year 1781 ( MDCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France For the game see 1826 (board game. Year 1826 ( MDCCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display A queen consort is the title given to the wife of a reigning king. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Year 1797 ( MDCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1809 ( MDCCCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Daughter of Karl Ludwig of Baden and Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt, she was the younger sister of Empress Elisabeth Alexeievna (formerly Princess Louise of Baden), wife of Tsar Alexander I of Russia. Charles Louis Hereditary Prince of Baden ( February 14, 1755 in Karlsruhe -- December 16, 1801 in Arboga, Sweden Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt ( June 20, 1754, Prenzlau &ndash June 21, 1832, Bruchsal) was the daughter of Ludwig IX Elizabeth Alexeievna (Russian Елизавета Алексеевна (13/24 January 1779 - 4 May/16 May 1826 was the wife of Tsar Alexander I of Russia. Alexander I of Russia ( Russian: Александр I Павлович / Aleksandr I Pavlovich (23 December 1777 – November 19 1825 served as Emperor of
Biography
In 1797, she married King Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden and became queen. Year 1797 ( MDCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Gustav IV Adolf (November 1 1778 &ndash February 7 1837 was King of Sweden from 1792 until his abdication in 1809 Her husband had arranged the marriage himself because she was sister with the Rusian Empress, which made a form of alliance with Russia even after he refused to marry the Russian Grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna, but mostly because he wanted a beautiful queen. Grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna of Russia (Александра Павловна Tsarskoye Selo August 9[[ 783]] &ndash March 16 1801
The marriage is often considered happy, but the king was much more interested in sex than she was. Many times, the king was delayed for hours after "having entered the queen's bed chamber" in the mornings, so much so that the members of the parliament had to interrupt and ask the king to "spare the queen's health," and she complained of the exhaustion it caused her. Having been brought up in innocence, her husband wanted to preserve her ignorance in sexual matters. She was shocked and intrigued by the sexually liberal Swedish court and wrote home to her family that "everyone had a lover" and about the bisexual rumours about the royal Duchess Hedwig Elizabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp. Hedwig Elizabeth Charlotte (Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotta March 22 1759 &ndash June 20 1818 was the queen consort of Charles XIII of Sweden, and also a famed When a frivoulous play was performed for the queen at the Operaby a French theatre troup, the king actually closed the Royal Swedish Opera down in 1806, (though officially because of the costs); it remained closed until 1809. The Kungliga Teatern ( "Royal Theatre") or Royal Swedish Opera is the national stage for Opera in Sweden. Year 1806 ( MDCCCVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1809 ( MDCCCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year
She was deposed with her husband in 1809, after which the family settled in Baden, but her husband was restless and did not want to stay. Year 1809 ( MDCCCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Baden is a historical state in the southwest of Germany, on the right bank of the Rhine. She herself refused further sexual intercourse as she "did not wish to give birth in exile. " They were divorced in 1812. Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Secretly, she supported him financially after the separation.
The communities of Fredrika (1799), Dorotea (1799) and Vilhelmina (1804) located in Lappland were named in her honor. Dorotea is a town (pop 1600 alt386 m in Lapland Sweden and the seat of Dorotea Municipality, Västerbotten County. Vilhelmina is a town (pop 3800 in Lapland Sweden and the seat of Vilhelmina Municipality, Västerbotten County. Lapland (Lappland is a province in northernmost Sweden. It borders Jämtland, Ångermanland, Västerbotten, Norrbotten
Children
- Crown Prince Gustaf, after 1809 known as Gustaf Gustafsson of Vasa (November 9, 1799–1877)
- Princess Sofia Wilhelmina (May 21, 1801–1865), married Grand Duke Leopold I of Baden
- Prince Carl Gustaf, Grand Duke of Finland (December 2, 1802–1805)
- Princess Amalia Maria Charlotta (February 22, 1805–1853)
- Princess Cecilia (June 22, 1807–1844), married August, Grand Duke of Oldenburg. Ancestry Year 1809 ( MDCCCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all Year 1799 ( MDCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Ancestry Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Year 1801 ( MDCCCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Tuesday Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Leopold I Grand Duke of Baden ( 29 August 1790 &ndash 24 April 1852) succeeded in 1830 as the fourth Grand Duke of Baden. Grand Duke of Finland, or more correctly translated Grand Prince of Finland ( Storfurste av Finland Suomen suuriruhtinas was from around 1580 Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire Year 1802 ( MDCCCII) was a Common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Year 1805 ( MDCCCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Year 1805 ( MDCCCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1853 ( MDCCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Cecilia of Sweden (born June 22 1807 in Stockholm; died January 27 1844 in Oldenburg) was Princess of Sweden Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. Year 1807 ( MDCCCVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year This is a list of the Counts Dukes, Grand dukes and Prime ministers of Oldenburg.
Gustav would serve as an officer to the Habsburgs of Austria, but would only father one daughter, Carola, the wife of King Albert I of Saxony, but she would died childless. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Princess Carola of Sweden or of Vasa ( Caroline Friederike Franziska Stephanie Amelie Cecilie) ( 5 August, 1833 at Schonbrunn &ndash A queen consort is the title given to the wife of a reigning king. Albert (full name Frederick Augustus Albert Anton Ferdinand Joseph Karl Maria Baptist Nepomuk Wilhelm Xaver Georg Fidelis) (b
Sofia Wilhelmina would marry Leopold I of Baden, and their granddaughter, Victoria of Baden, would eventually marry Gustav V of Sweden, thus connecting the House of Bernadotte with the previous Swedish dynasties. Leopold I Grand Duke of Baden ( 29 August 1790 &ndash 24 April 1852) succeeded in 1830 as the fourth Grand Duke of Baden. Birth Princess Viktoria was born on August 7, 1862 at the castle in Karlsruhe, Germany.
References
- Herman Lindquist, "Alla Sveriges drottningar"
- Georg Nordensvan "Svensk teater och svenska skådespelare"
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Frederica of Baden
Born: 12 March 1781 Died: 25 September 1826 |
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| Swedish royalty | ||
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| Preceded by Sophia Magdalena of Denmark (Queen consort) |
Royal Consort of Sweden (Queen consort) 1797 - 1809 |
Succeeded by Hedwig Elizabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp (Queen consort) |
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