Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Place of Birth: Gottorf Castle, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
About Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden
- Adolf Frederick or Adolph Frederick (Swedish: Adolf Fredrik, German: Adolf Friedrich; 14 May 1710 – 12 February 1771) was King of Sweden from 1751 until his death.
- He was the son of Christian August of Holstein-Gottorp, Prince of Eutin, and Albertina Frederica of Baden-Durlach. The first king from the House of Holstein-Gottorp, Adolf Frederick was a weak monarch, instated as first in line of the throne following the parliamentary government's failure to reconquer the Baltic provinces in 1741–43.
- Aside from a few attempts, supported by pro-absolutist factions among the nobility, to reclaim the absolute monarchy held by previous monarchs, he remained a mere constitutional figurehead until his death. His reign saw an extended period of internal peace, although the finances stagnated following failed mercantilist doctrines pursued by the Hat administration.
- The Hat administration ended only in the 1765–66 parliament, where the Cap opposition overtook the government and enacted reforms towards greater economic liberalism as well as a Freedom of Press Act almost unique at the time for its curtailing of all censorship, retaining punitive measures only for libeling the monarch or the Church of Sweden.
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Gustaf Lundberg
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| Alternative names | Lundberg; Gustav Lundberg | ||
| Description | Swedish portrait painter and pastellist | ||
| Date of birth/death | 17 August 1695 | 18 March 1786 | |
| Location of birth/death | Stockholm City | Stockholm | |
| Work period | from 1720s until 1770s | ||
| Work location | Paris, Stockholm | ||
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