Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden
Adolf Friedrich ( born May 14, 1710 in Gottorp, † February 12, 1771 in Stockholm ) was King of Sweden from 1751 to 1771.
Life
Adolf Friedrich was the second son of Christian of Schleswig -Holstein -Gottorp and his wife Albertine of Baden-Durlach. With the Swedish royal family, he was by his uncle, Frederick IV connected, the brother in law of the Swedish King Karl XII. had.
Adolf was born on September 16, 1727 by the choice of the Lübeck Cathedral Chapter seventeen -year-old successor to his prematurely deceased brother Carl as Prince-Bishop of Lübeck.
He was elected on June 23, 1743 to the Swedish throne and took over after the death of Frederick I in 1751, the government office. The coronation took place on 26 November of the same year. Before his accession, Adolf Friedrich was Prince-Bishop of Lübeck.
To boost his popularity, Adolf undertook several journeys through different parts of Sweden, but a power gain over the influential Imperial Council he could not list. Then tried 1756 close confidante of Adolf's wife and supporters of the so-called court party a royal coup. However, this failed, and several allies of the royal couple were executed on the scaffold. Adolf was king, albeit with very little influence. The time until his death was marked by internal political disputes among the political parties in Sweden.
Adolf died on February 12, 1771 after a stroke. It is believed that this was a result of digestive problems. After taking in an opulent meal lobster, caviar, sauerkraut, smoked herring and champagne, he ate 14 servings of his favorite dessert to court, pickled in a pot of hot milk, filled with almond paste and whipped cream Semla. In the Swedish school children as the king he is therefore known, who ate himself to death.
Johann Elias Ridinger erased his equestrian portrait when Adolf Friedrich was still Crown Prince of Sweden and Crown Prince of Norway.
Progeny
On August 29, 1744 married Adolf Friedrich Ulrike of Prussia, who bore him four children:
- Gustav III. (* January 24, 1746, † March 29, 1792 ), King of Sweden
- Charles XIII. (* October 7, 1748; † February 5, 1818 ), King of Sweden
- Friedrich Adolf ( * July 18, 1750, † December 12, 1803 ), Duke of Ostergötland
- Sophie Albertine (* October 8, 1753, † March 17, 1829 ), Princess of Sweden
Adolf Friedrich had several illegitimate children.