Queen Hedvig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp

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Queen Hedvig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp was a 17th-century Swedish queen consort and influential political figure, noted for her patronage of the arts and architecture during Sweden’s great power era.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Swedish royal
human
patron of the arts
political figure
queen consort
associatedWith House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken
surface form: House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Kleeburg

Swedish Royal Court
surface form: Swedish royal court
birthDate 1636-10-23
birthName Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp
surface form: Hedvig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp
birthPlace Gottorf Castle
surface form: Gottorp Castle

Schleswig
burialPlace Riddarholmen Church
child Charles XI of Sweden
commissioned Drottningholm Palace
Hedvig Eleonora Church, Stockholm
renovations of Gripsholm Castle
country of citizenship Sweden
deathDate 1715-11-24
deathPlace Stockholm
father Duke Frederick III of Holstein-Gottorp
givenName Queen Hedvig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp self-linksurface differs
surface form: Hedvig Eleonora
influenced cultural life in 17th-century Sweden
knownFor patronage of architecture
patronage of the arts
political influence at the Swedish court
language spoken German
Swedish
mother Princess Maria Elisabeth of Saxony NERFINISHED
noble family House of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp
surface form: House of Holstein-Gottorp
notable era Sweden’s great power era
Swedish Empire
patronage Swedish baroque architecture
court theatre and music in Sweden
position held Queen consort of Sweden
Queen dowager of Sweden
regent of Sweden
predecessor as queen consort Christina of Sweden
regency period 1660–1672
1697
reign as queen consort 1654–1660
religion Lutheranism
residence Drottningholm Palace
Gripsholm Castle
Stockholm Palace
spouse Charles X Gustav of Sweden
successor as queen consort Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark
title Duchess of Holstein-Gottorp
Queen of Sweden

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Drottningholm Palace namedAfter Queen Hedvig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp
Queen Hedvig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp givenName Queen Hedvig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Hedvig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp
this entity surface form: Hedvig Eleonora