Frederick I, prince consort and king of Sweden (died 1751)

Frederick I of Sweden

King of Sweden from 1720 to 1751

Frederick I was King of Sweden from 1720 until his death, having been prince consort of Sweden from 1718 to 1720, and was also Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel from 1730. He ascended the throne following the death of his brother-in-law absolutist Charles XII in the Great Northern War,…