Ulrika Eleonora – the Swedish Queen, who ruled in the years 1718-1720. Has a younger sister of Charles XII. And her parents – Danish Ulrika Eleonora and Charles XI. In this article, we present a short biography of the Swedish ruler.
Ulrika Eleonora was born at Stockholm castle in 1688. In childhood a girl, not much spoiled. Beloved daughter of the parents was considered her elder sister Jadwiga Sofia.
In 1690 the Danish Ulrika Eleonora was named Carl a possible Regent in the event of his death provided that their son reaches adulthood. But due to frequent childbirth the health of the wife of the king deteriorated. After a winter of 1693, it did not.
On this subject there is a tradition. It States that when the spouse of Charles died in the Palace, Maria Stenbock (her favorite lady-in-waiting) lay sick in Stockholm. The night that Ulrika Eleonora had passed, the Countess Steinbock came to the Palace, and was admitted into the room of the deceased. One of the officers looked through the keyhole. In the room the security guard saw the Countess and the Queen conversing at the window. Shock soldier was so great that he began coughing up blood. Around the same time Mary, along with his crew vanished. The investigation began, during which it became clear that the Countess was very ill and hadn't left the house. The officer died of shock, and count Stenbock died a little later. Karl personally gave the order to never tell what had happened.
In 1714, the king's daughter Ulrike Eleonora was engaged to Friedrich of Hesse-Kassel. In a year their wedding took place. The authority of the Princess has grown considerably, and confidant of Charles XII had to reckon with its opinion. The sister of the girl – Hedviga Sofia - died in 1708. So, in essence, Ulrika and Carl's mother were the only representatives of the Swedish Royal family.
At the beginning of 1713 the monarch wanted to make her a temporary Regent of the country. But not brought this plan into execution. On the other hand, the Royal Council had the desire to enlist the support of the Princess, so persuaded her to attend all its meetings. At the first meeting, which was attended by Ulrika, decided to convene the Riksdag (Parliament).
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Some participants were in favour of the appointment of Eleanor as Regent. But the Royal Council and Arvid horn was against it. They feared that with the change of government will be new challenges. In the future Charles XII allowed the Princess to sign all outgoing from the Council documents, except those that are sent to him personally.
In December 1718, Ulrika Eleonora had learned of the death of his brother. She took the news calmly and made everyone call themselves Queen. The Council did not oppose it. Soon she gave the order for the arrest of supporters of George Hertz and cancelled all resolutions that came from his pen. At the end of 1718 on the convening of the Riksdag Ulrika wished to abolish the monarchy and return the country to the old way of the Board.
The Supreme military command of Sweden voted for the abolition of absolutism, rejection of the crown rights and the awarding of the Eleanor of the title of Queen. Members of the Riksdag had a similar position. But in order to win the support of the Royal Council, the girl declared that has no right to the throne.
At the beginning of 1719, the Princess abandoned the hereditary rights to the throne. After that, she was proclaimed Queen, but with one caveat. Ulrike adopted the form of government drawn up by the estates. According to this document a large part of its power passed into the hands of the Riksdag. In March, 1719, the coronation of Eleanor in Uppsala.
A New ruler could not cope with the difficulties that had occurred to her upon entry into a new position. The influence of Ulrike fell significantly after a disagreement with the head of the Office A. the Mountain. Also she did not have a relationship with his successor – Cronhelm and Sparre.
With the accession to the throne of the Swedish Queen Ulrika Eleonora wanted to share power with her husband. But in the end was forced to abandon this idea due to the persistent resistance of the nobility. Inability to adapt to the new Constitution, the autocracy of the ruler, and the influence of the wife on her decisions gradually pushed state officials to the desire to replace the monarch.
Ulrika's Husband, Frederick of Hesse began to work actively in this direction. For starters, he became close to A. Mountain. Due to this, in 1720 he was elected to the Riksdag by the field Marshall as well. Soon Queen Ulrika Eleonora estates filed the petition jointly with the spouse rule. This time, the proposal was met with disapproval. On 29 February 1720, the heroine of this article, abdicated in favor of her husband – of Frederick of Hesse-Kassel. Was the only reservation - in the case of his death, the crown again Ulrike. 24 Mar 1720 spouse Eleanor became the monarch of Sweden under the name of Frederic I.
Ulrika until the last daysinterested in public Affairs. But after 1720 it pulled away from them, preferring to do charity work and reading. Although occasionally the former ruler was the substitute for her husband on the throne. For example, in 1731 during his trips abroad or in 1738, when Frederick became seriously ill. It is worth noting that, substituting the spouse on the throne, she showed only their best qualities. 24 Nov 1741 – the date when he passed away in Stockholm, Ulrika Eleonora. The Swedish Queen did not leave after itself descendants.
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