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<p>[QUOTE="talerman, post: 7300676, member: 89314"]ULRIKA ELEONORA 2 Mark 1719</p><p><br /></p><p>Her life was long but her reign was brief.</p><p><br /></p><p>As her brother Charles XII was unmarried and childless, Ulrika Eleonora was regarded as a likely future heir to the throne, and was thereby attractive on the marriage market. Marriage alliances were suggested with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Charles_of_Denmark" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Charles_of_Denmark" rel="nofollow">Prince Charles of Denmark</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_William_I_of_Prussia" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_William_I_of_Prussia" rel="nofollow">Frederick William I of Prussia</a> and the future King <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_II_of_Great_Britain" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_II_of_Great_Britain" rel="nofollow">George II of Great Britain</a> but nothing came of them. Duke Johann Wilhelm of Saxe-Gotha was given permission by her brother to court her, but the marriage plans were interrupted after he engaged in a duel with Anders Lagercrona in the presence of the monarch. She finally married Prince Frederick of Hesse in 1715. During the wedding, her brother Charles XII remarked: "Tonight my sister is dancing away the crown". The marriage was a love-match on her side but for Frederick primarily a chance to obtain a royal throne. </p><p><br /></p><p>Ulrika Eleonora was elected queen by the Swedish parliament in January 1719 after the death of her childless brother Charles. She supported the political ambitions of her consort, and from the beginning, she wished for him to become her co-monarch, in the fashion of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_III_of_England" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_III_of_England" rel="nofollow">William III</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_II_of_England" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_II_of_England" rel="nofollow">Mary II</a> of England. However, this was not permitted by the Riksdag. Co-reigning had been forbidden in Sweden since the 15th century. However, her troubles in getting along with the Riksdag (Parliament), as well as her way of continuously discussing state affairs with her husband, did make the Riksdag willing to replace her with Frederick as sole monarch if she abdicated, an idea that had the support of Frederick. On 29 February 1720, after having again been denied a co-monarchy, Ulrika Eleonora abdicated in favour of her husband on the condition that she should succeed him if he should die before her.</p><p><br /></p><p>The relationship between Ulrika Eleonora and Frederick changed after he became king, and it was said that when she gave him the crown, she gave him his freedom. King Frederick had <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mistress_(lover)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mistress_(lover)" rel="nofollow">mistresses</a>, including first king official mistress in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Sweden" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Sweden" rel="nofollow">Swedish history</a>, the noblewoman <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedvig_Taube" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedvig_Taube" rel="nofollow">Hedvig Taube</a>, who was given the title Countess of Hessenstein. (Wikipedia)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1276910[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1276911[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="talerman, post: 7300676, member: 89314"]ULRIKA ELEONORA 2 Mark 1719 Her life was long but her reign was brief. As her brother Charles XII was unmarried and childless, Ulrika Eleonora was regarded as a likely future heir to the throne, and was thereby attractive on the marriage market. Marriage alliances were suggested with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Charles_of_Denmark']Prince Charles of Denmark[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_William_I_of_Prussia']Frederick William I of Prussia[/URL] and the future King [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_II_of_Great_Britain']George II of Great Britain[/URL] but nothing came of them. Duke Johann Wilhelm of Saxe-Gotha was given permission by her brother to court her, but the marriage plans were interrupted after he engaged in a duel with Anders Lagercrona in the presence of the monarch. She finally married Prince Frederick of Hesse in 1715. During the wedding, her brother Charles XII remarked: "Tonight my sister is dancing away the crown". The marriage was a love-match on her side but for Frederick primarily a chance to obtain a royal throne. Ulrika Eleonora was elected queen by the Swedish parliament in January 1719 after the death of her childless brother Charles. She supported the political ambitions of her consort, and from the beginning, she wished for him to become her co-monarch, in the fashion of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_III_of_England']William III[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_II_of_England']Mary II[/URL] of England. However, this was not permitted by the Riksdag. Co-reigning had been forbidden in Sweden since the 15th century. However, her troubles in getting along with the Riksdag (Parliament), as well as her way of continuously discussing state affairs with her husband, did make the Riksdag willing to replace her with Frederick as sole monarch if she abdicated, an idea that had the support of Frederick. On 29 February 1720, after having again been denied a co-monarchy, Ulrika Eleonora abdicated in favour of her husband on the condition that she should succeed him if he should die before her. The relationship between Ulrika Eleonora and Frederick changed after he became king, and it was said that when she gave him the crown, she gave him his freedom. King Frederick had [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mistress_(lover)']mistresses[/URL], including first king official mistress in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Sweden']Swedish history[/URL], the noblewoman [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedvig_Taube']Hedvig Taube[/URL], who was given the title Countess of Hessenstein. (Wikipedia) [ATTACH=full]1276910[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1276911[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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