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  Frederick I of Sweden - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Frederick I of Sweden (April 23, 1676–March 25, 1751), King of Sweden from 1720 and (as Friedrich I von Hessen-Kassel) Landgrave of Hesse-Cassel from 1730.
Frederick was the son of the great Hessian ruler (1654–1730) and Marie Amalie Kettler, Princess of Courland (1653–1711).
His second wife, whom he married in 1715, was Queen Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden (1688–1741), daughter of Charles XI of Sweden (1655–1697) and of Ulrike Eleonora of Denmark (1656–1693).
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 SWEDEN - LoveToKnow Article on SWEDEN   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Sweden itself may be considered in four main physical divisionsthe mountains and highland district, covering all Norrland and the western part of Svealand; the lowlands of central Sweden; the so-called Smland highlands, in the south and southeast; and the plains of Skne, occupying the extreme southward projection of the peninsula.
PeopleThe population of Sweden in 1900 was 5,136,441.
In Sweden, however, both the Vestgotar and the Upland Sviar were discontented, the former on account of the breaking of the kings promise to Olaf of Norway and the latter on account of the introduction of the new religion, and their passions were further inflamed by the lawman Anund of Skara.
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 Frederick I of Sweden   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Frederick I of Sweden (April 23, 1676 - March 25, 1751), King of Sweden from 1720 and (as Friedrich I von Hessen-Kassel) Landgrave of Hesse-Cassel from 1730.
His second wife, whom he married in 1715, was Queen Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden (1688-1741), daughter of Charles XI of Sweden (1655-1697) and of Ulrika Eleonore of Denmark (1656-1693).
He also had to oversee the loss of Sweden's position as a European power as a result of the wars Charles XII had started; in the Treaty of Uusikaupunki, he was forced to cede Estonia and Livonia to Russia, in 1721.
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 Encyclopedia: Adolf Frederick of Sweden
Gustaf Gustafsson of Vasa (1799 - 1877) was the son of Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden.
He was elected crown prince to the heirless king Frederick I of Sweden after the bungled war against Russia, which ended losses in the Treaty of Turku 1745.
Charles X or Karl X Gustav (1622 – 1660), king of Sweden, son of John Casimir, Margrave of Pfalz-Zweibrücken, and Catherine, sister of Gustavus Adolphus, was born at the Castle of Nyköping on November 8, 1622.
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 GUSTAVUS III. - LoveToKnow Article on GUSTAVUS III.
(1746-1792), king of Sweden, was the eldest son of Adolphus Frederick, king of Sweden, and Louisa Ulrica of Prussia, sister of Frederick the Great, and was born on the 24th of January 1746.
Frederick bluntly informed his nephew that, in concert with Russia and Denmark, he had guaranteed the integrity of the existing Swedish constitution, and significantly advised the young monarch to play the part of mediator and abstain from violence.
The peace of Varl saved Sweden from any such humiliating concession, and in October 1791 Gustavus took the bold but by no means imprudent step of concluding an eight years defensive alliance with the empress, who thereby bound herself to pay her new ally annual subsidies amounting to 300,000 roubles.
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 Encyclopedia: Frederick I of Sweden
Frederick I (Fredrik I) (April 23, 1676–March 25, 1751), was King of Sweden from 1720 and (as Friedrich I von Hessen-Kassel) Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel from 1730 until his death.
Frederick was the son of the great Hessian ruler Karl I von Hessen-Kassel (1654–1730) and Marie Amalie Kettler, Princess of Courland (1653–1711).
Charlotte was daughter of Frederick IV, Elector Palatine (1574–1610) and Louise Juliana von Orange-Nassau.
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 Frederick II - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Frederick II   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Frederick quarrelled with the pope, who excommunicated him three times, and a feud began that lasted with intervals until the end of his reign.
Frederick, who was a religious sceptic, is often considered the most cultured person of his age.
Frederick fought for his inheritance, taking the imperial crown from Otto IV in 1212 but not being formally crowned as emperor until 1220, after an early life as king of Sicily.
encyclopedia.farlex.com /Frederick+II   (211 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Norway
Norway, comprising the smaller division of the Scandinavian peninsula, is bounded on the east by Lapland and Sweden, and on the west by the Atlantic.
She placed Danish officials in Sweden and forced the Church of that country to accept Danish bishops; the result was often unfortunate, as in the appointment of the Archbishop of Upsala (1408).
Christian's son, Frederick II (1559-88), paid no attention to Norway, but much was done for the country during the long reign of Christian IV (1588-1648), who endeavoured to develop the country by encouraging mining at Konsberg and Röraas, and to protect it from attack by improving the army.
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 Dissent Magazine - Fall 2004   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Sweden is committed to remaining one of the most egalitarian countries in the world in terms of after-tax income distribution (Denmark is currently number one, Sweden number two).
Sweden had been neutral in the conflict and emerged from the war in a position to benefit from rebuilding its European neighbors.
Sweden remains one of the only European countries not to have spawned a powerful anti-immigrant political party (the New Democracy Party of the early 1990s was short-lived), but the country's newfound diversity has created pressures against the welfare state-which offers the same benefits to newcomers and to native-born Swedes.
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 Charles XIII of Sweden   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
These four years were perhaps the most miserable and degrading in Swedish history (an age of lead succeeding an age of gold, as it has well been called) and may be briefly described as alternations of fantastic jacobinism and ruthless despotism.
On the accession of Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden (November 1796), the duke became a mere cipher in politics till the March 13, 1809, when those who had dethroned Gustav IV Adolf appointed him regent, and finally elected king by Riksdag of the Estates.
By the Union of Sweden and Norway in 1814 Charles became king of Norway under the name Carl II of Norway.
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 Frederick I of Sweden   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
His second wife, whom he married in 1715, was Queen Ulrike Eleonora of Sweden (1688-1741), daughter of Charles XI of Sweden (1655-1697) and of Ulrike Eleonore of Denmark (1656-1693).
Frederick Goodall Paintings by the English Victorian painter Frederick Goodall 1822 to 1904.
The Historical Society of Frederick County, Inc. Features a museum and a library for researching genealogy and the history of Frederick County.
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 Frederick I of Sweden   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
His second wife, whom he married in 1715, was Queen Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden (1688-1741), daughterof Charles XI of Sweden (1655-1697) and of Ulrika Eleonoreof Denmark (1656-1693).
Some historians have suggested that Frederick fired the shot, generally claimed to have been a straybullet, that caused the death of his brother-in-law CharlesXII of Sweden in 1718.
He also had tooversee the loss of Sweden's position as a European power as a result of the wars Charles XII had started; in the Treaty of Uusikaupunki, he was forced to cede Estonia and Livonia to Russia, in 1721.
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 SEVENTEENTH GENERATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Louisa Ulrica PRUSSIA Queen of Sweden was born in 1720 in Berlin, Prussia - dtr of Frederick William I. She died in 1782 in Sweden - Queen of Adolphus Frederick.
She was married to Adolphus Frederick of SWEDEN King (son of Duke Christian Augustus of HOLSTEIN-GOTTORP and Albertina of BADEN-DURLACH) in 1744 in Berlin.
Adolphus Frederick of SWEDEN King was born in 1710 in Holstein-Gottorp - - son of Christian.
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 Denmark. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
Sweden soon escaped effective Danish rule, and with the accession (1523) of Gustavus I of Sweden the union was dissolved.
Denmark was involved in numerous wars with Sweden and other neighbors; the participation of Christian IV (reigned 1588–1648) in the Thirty Years War (1618–48) and the wars of Frederick III (reigned 1648–70) with Sweden caused Denmark to lose its hegemony in the north to Sweden.
Frederick III and Christian V (reigned 1670–99), aided by their minister Count Griffenfeld, were able to make the kingdom an absolute monarchy with the support of the peasants and townspeople.
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 Frederick I of Sweden   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
His second wife whom he married 1715 was Queen Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden (1688-1741) daughter of Charles XI of Sweden (1655-1697) and of Ulrika Eleonore of (1656-1693).
Some historians have suggested that Frederick the shot generally claimed to have been stray bullet that caused the death of brother-in-law Charles XII of Sweden in 1718.
He had to oversee the loss of Sweden's as a European power as a result the wars Charles XII had started; in Treaty of Uusikaupunki he was forced to Estonia and Livonia to Russia in 1721.
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 AllRefer.com - Frederick IV, king of Denmark and Norway (Scandinavian History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
Frederick IV 1671–1730, king of Denmark and Norway (1699–1730), son and successor of Christian V.
He allied himself (1699) with Augustus II of Poland and Saxony and with Peter I of Russia against Charles XII of Sweden in the Northern War, but was forced to sign the humiliating Treaty of Travendal in 1700.
Still hoping to recover S Sweden (lost in 1660) and to assure Danish rule in Schleswig, he again entered the war in 1709.
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 Sweden
Charles IX (of Sweden) (1550-1611), king of Sweden (1604-11), the youngest son of King Gustav I Vasa, born in Stockholm.
Frederick I (of Sweden) (1676-1751), king of Sweden (1720-51), born in Kassel, Germany.
Gustav VI Adolph (1882-1973), king of Sweden (1950-73), son of King Gustav V, born in Stockholm, and educated at the universities of Uppsala and Oslo.
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 AllRefer.com - Frederick William, elector of Brandenburg (German History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
Frederick William subsequently joined Sweden in its war against Poland (1655–60) but deserted the Swedes after Russia and Denmark entered the war.
Now allied against Sweden, he gained W Pomerania, but was deprived of it by the Peace of Oliva (1660).
Frederick William laid the foundation of the Prussian state by repressing the estates, strengthening central administration, husbanding the resources of his lands, improving communication, and building the army.
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 Maximilian Genealogy Master Database 2000 - pafg839 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Frederick 1 King of Sweden [Parents] [scrapbook] was born 1676.
Frederick married Ulrika Eleonora of SWEDEN Queen on 1715.
Ulrika Eleonora of SWEDEN Queen was born 1688.
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 EIGHTEENTH GENERATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Gustavus III of SWEDEN was born in 1746 in Stockholm, Sweden - son of Adolphus Frederick.
He was married to Sophia of DENMARK Queen of Sweden (daughter of King Frederick V of DENMARK and Louisa of ENGLAND Queen of Denmark) about 1777.
Sophia of DENMARK Queen of Sweden was born before 1744 in Denmark - dtr of Frederick V. She died in Sweden - wife of Gustavus III.
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 The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition: Northern War @ HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
It arose chiefly from the desire of the neighbors of Sweden to break Swedish supremacy in the Baltic area, and from the conflicting ambitions of Peter I of Russia and Charles XII of Sweden.
The outbreak of the war was preceded by the alliance (1699) of Peter I, Frederick IV of Denmark, and Augustus II of Poland (who was also elector of Saxony) against Charles XII, whose youth and inexperience they hoped would make him an easy victim.
Frederick IV of Denmark also resumed the war, seized ducal Schleswig, and conquered the Swedish duchies of Bremen and Verden in Germany, which he sold to Hanover on condition that Hanover join in the war against Sweden.
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 Sweden: In Depth : History : The Vasa Dynasty | Frommers.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The next 50 years were marked by Danish plots to regain control of Sweden and Swedish plots to conquer Poland, Estonia, and the Baltic trade routes leading to Russia.
He was followed by Karl (Charles) IX (1566-1632), who led Sweden into a dangerous and expensive series of wars with Denmark, Russia, and its former ally, Poland.
By 1611, as Sweden was fighting simply to survive, Gustavus II Adolphus (1594-1632) ascended the throne.
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 Dutch Royal Genealogy from Count Johann V of Nassau to Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands
Frederick I of Sweden (1676-1751), Duke of Hesse-Cassel 1670, King of Sweden 1720, married 1
Frederick Henry of Orange-Nassau (1584-1647), Prince of Orange 1625, Count of Nassau, stadholder of Holland, Zealand, Utrecht, Overijssel and Guelders 1625, Groningen and Drenthe 1640.
Louisa of Sweden (1851-1926) married 1869 Frederik VIII of Denmark (1843-1912).
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 AllRefer.com - Charles X, king of Sweden (Scandinavian History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
Czar Alexis of Russia invaded Livonia, Frederick III of Denmark declared war (1657) on Sweden, and Frederick William of Brandenburg deserted his alliance with Sweden.
By the Treaty of Roskilde (1658) Sweden's southern boundary was extended to the sea; Denmark ceded to Sweden the provinces of Skane, Halland, Blekinge, and Bohuslan and also Bornholm and part of Norway.
By the Treaty of Copenhagen (1660) Sweden regained its four southern provinces from Denmark, and by the Treaty of Kardis (1661) with Russia the two countries returned to the prewar status quo.
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 The era of Gustav III (from Sweden) --  Encyclopædia Britannica   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
When Frederick of Hessen died in 1751, he was succeeded by Adolf Frederick, who ruled until his death in 1771.
In 1772 he used the royal guard and officers of the Finnish army to seize control of the government from the parliament in a bloodless coup d'état.
Includes an overview of the Swedish economy with profiles of various sectors; legal and financing guidelines for establishing a company in Sweden; statistical tables on major economic indicators; county and municipality profiles; and presentations on the labor market, banking and finance, taxes, and wages and social insurance policies.
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 Adolf Frederick of Sweden   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Adolf Frederick of Sweden or Adolf Fredrik (May 14 1710 - February 12 1771) was the son of Christian August Schleswig-Holstein-Eutin (1673 - 1726) and Albertina Frederica von Baden-Durlach (1682 - 1755).
He was king of Sweden (1751 - 1771).
The king died of digestion problems on 12 1771 after consuming a meal consisting lobster caviar sour cabbage smoked herring and that was topped off by his favourite Hetvägg which is a Semla served in a bowl of milk is thus remembered by Swedish schoolchildren as King who ate himself to death".
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