Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp

Queen of Sweden

Date of Birth: 23-Oct-1636

Place of Birth: Gottorf Castle, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Date of Death: 24-Nov-1715

Profession: politician

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp (23 October 1636 – 24 November 1715) was Queen of Sweden from 1654 until 1660 by marriage to Charles X Gustav of Sweden, and the mother of Charles XI.
She served as regent during the minority of her son from 1660 until 1672, and during the minority of her grandson Charles XII in 1697.
She also represented Charles XII during his absence in the Great Northern War from 1700 until the regency of her granddaughter Ulrika Eleonora in 1713.
Hedwig Eleonora was described as a dominant personality, and was regarded as the de facto first lady of the royal court for 61 years, from 1654 until her death.



Description	German-Swedish painter and Q10547792
Date of birth/death	23 September 1628 / 27 April 1628	27 October 1698
Location of birth/death	Hamburg	Storkyrkoförsamlingen
Work location	Stockholm
Authority control	: Q902649 VIAF: 64230157 ISNI: 0000 0001 1658 9719 ULAN: 500006508 LCCN: n82081659 Open Library: OL1222783A WorldCat