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Frederick William, Prince von Hessenstein (17 March 1735, Stockholm — 27 July 1808, Panker ), was a Swedish statesman and a soldier of German ancestry. Biography. He was the eldest extramarital son of King Frederick I of Sweden, member of the House of Hesse, and his royal mistress Hedvig Ulrika Taube. [1] [2]
The title was granted by the King and was first received by Frederick William, Prince von Hessenstein on 15 January 1773 by letter. One of the most famous title holders was Hans Axel, Count von Fersen, the supposed lover and confidant of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France.
Swedish prince. As an extramarital son of King Frederick, he became a Swedish count in 1742 and had received the title of Imperial Count the previous year. Through his mother's elevation in 1743 and his father's position not only as King of Sweden, but also as Landgrave of Hesse, he also became a Prince of the Empire...
Frederick William, Prince von Hessenstein (17 de marzo de 1735, Estocolmo - 27 de julio de 1808, Panker), fue un soldado y estadista sueco. Era un hijo extramatrimonial del rey Federico I de Suecia y su amante real Hedvig Taube.
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He was the son of Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, and Princess Maria Amalia of Courland. In 1692 the young prince made his Grand Tour to the Dutch Republic, in 1695 to the Italian Peninsula and later he studied in Geneva. After this he had a military career, leading the Hessian troops as Lieutenant General in the War of the Spanish Succession...
He married his second wife, Princess Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden, in 1715. He was then granted the title Prince of Sweden, with the style Royal Highness, by the estates, and was prince consort there during Ulrika Eleonora's rule as queen regnantfrom 1718 until her abdication in 1720. He is the only Swedish prince consort there has been to date. Frede...
Frederick succeeded Ulrika Eleonora on the throne upon her abdication in his favor in 1720, elected by the Swedish Estates. The defeats suffered by Charles XII in the Great Northern War ended Sweden's position as a first-rank European power. Under Frederick, this had to be accepted. Sweden also had to cede Estonia, Ingria and Livonia to Russia in t...
Frederick became Landgrave of Hesse only in 1730, ten years after becoming King of Sweden. He immediately appointed his younger brother Williamgovernor of Hesse. As Landgrave, Frederick is generally not seen as a success. Indeed, he did concentrate more on Sweden, and due to his negotiated, compromise-like ascension to the throne there, he and his ...
On 31 May 1700, he married his first wife, Luise Dorothea, Princess of Prussia (1680–1705), daughter of Frederick I of Prussia (1657–1713) and Elisabeth Henriette of Hesse-Kassel(1661–1683). Luise Dorothea died in childbirth in December 1705. His second wife, whom he married in 1715, was Ulrika Eleonora, Princess of Sweden (1688–1741), daughter of ...
Spencer, Charles. Blenheim: Battle for Europe. Phoenix, 2005. ISBN 0-304-36704-4Stålberg, Wilhelmina; Berg, P. G. (1864). "190 (Anteckningar om svenska qvinnor)". runeberg.org (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-01-15.Frederick William von Hessenstein c 1785 by Hofs.jpg 458 × 500; 76 KB. 0 references. sex or gender. male. 2 references. stated in. artist list of the National Museum ...
Frederick William, Prince von Hessenstein, was a Swedish soldier and statesman. Background. He was an extramarital son of King Frederick of Sweden and his mistress Hedvig Taube. Career. King Gustav III treated him with great respect.
