Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp, Swedish queen (died 1715)

Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp

Queen of Sweden from 1654 to 1660

Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp was Queen of Sweden from 1654 until 1660 as the wife of King Charles X Gustav. She served as regent during the minority of her son, King Charles XI, from 1660 until 1672, and during the minority of her grandson, King Charles XII, in 1697. She…