King Frederick I of Sweden

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King Frederick I of Sweden was an 18th-century Swedish monarch known for consolidating royal influence during the early Age of Liberty and for establishing prestigious institutions such as the Order of the Polar Star.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf King of Sweden
human
monarch
alsoKnownAs King Frederick I of Sweden
surface form: Frederick I of Sweden

King Frederick I of Sweden
surface form: Friedrich I. von Schweden
associatedWithInstitution Riksdag of the Estates
burialPlace Riddarholmen Church
capitalOfRealm Stockholm
conflict Great Northern War
countryOfCitizenship Hesse-Kassel
Sweden
dateOfBirth 1676-04-28
dateOfDeath 1751-03-25
era Age of Liberty
father Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
founded Order of the Polar Star
Royal Order of the Seraphim
surface form: Order of the Seraphim

Order of the Sword
givenName Frederick
governmentFormDuringReign constitutional monarchy
house House of Hesse
surface form: House of Hesse-Kassel
languageOfCourt Swedish
militaryRank Field Marshal of the Swedish Army
surface form: Field Marshal (Sweden)
monarchOf Hesse-Kassel
Sweden
mother Maria Amalia of Courland
surface form: Princess Maria Amalia of Courland
nativeLanguage German
nobleFamily House of Hesse
surface form: House of Hesse-Kassel
notableFor consolidating royal influence within constitutional constraints
limitation of royal power in favor of the Riksdag of the Estates
reign during the early Age of Liberty in Sweden
placeOfBirth Kassel
placeOfDeath Stockholm
positionHeld King of Sweden
Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
predecessor Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden
reignEnd 1751-03-25
reignStart 1720-03-24
religion Lutheranism
residence Stockholm Palace
sexOrGender male
sibling William VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
significantEvent accession to the Swedish throne after the abdication of Ulrika Eleonora
coronation in Stockholm in 1720
spouse Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden
successor Adolf Frederick of Sweden
title King of Sweden
surface form: King of the Swedes, the Goths and the Wends

Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
Prince consort of Sweden

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Order of the Polar Star foundedBy King Frederick I of Sweden
House of Hesse notableMember King Frederick I of Sweden
this entity surface form: Frederick I of Sweden
Royal Order of the Seraphim foundedBy King Frederick I of Sweden
Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden spouse King Frederick I of Sweden
this entity surface form: Frederick I of Sweden
Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden successor King Frederick I of Sweden
this entity surface form: Frederick I of Sweden
Commander Grand Cross associatedOrderFounder King Frederick I of Sweden
Order of the Sword foundedBy King Frederick I of Sweden
this entity surface form: Frederick I of Sweden
King Frederick I of Sweden alsoKnownAs King Frederick I of Sweden
this entity surface form: Frederick I of Sweden
King Frederick I of Sweden alsoKnownAs King Frederick I of Sweden
this entity surface form: Friedrich I. von Schweden
Adolf Frederick of Sweden predecessor King Frederick I of Sweden
this entity surface form: Frederick I of Sweden