Frederick William von Hessenstein
Frederick William, Prince von Hessenstein (17 March 1735,
[2]Biography
King
Governor-General of Pomerania between 1776 and 1791.[3] Hessenstein was made a count of the Holy Roman Empire (in which his father's German realm, the landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel, was located) on 28 February 1741, and created a Swedish count on 29 March of the following year.[3] He was elevated to Prince von Hessenstein in the Empire in November 1772, and hereditary Prince von Hessenstein also in Sweden on 28 April 1785.[3] In 1773, he was also made one of the Lords of the Realm
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According to unverified rumors, he might have been the father of an extramarital daughter by
Gustav III's sister. Named Sophia, she was allegedly born in 1786, a year before the princess was sent to Germany as Abbess of Quedlinburg.[4]
Honors
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| Frederick I |
- Knight of the Royal Order of the Seraphim
- Commander of the Royal Order of the Sword
References
- ^ Fredrik Vilhelm von Hessenstein Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon
- ^ "Hedvig Ulrika Taube". Historiesajten. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
- ^ a b c Durchman, Osmo, "Ätten Horns ättlingar inom furstehus", Genos (in Swedish), archived from the original on 4 March 2016, retrieved 28 February 2009
- ^ Fredrik Vilhelm von Hessenstein ( Nordisk familjebok)
Other sources
- Lindquist, Herman (2002) Historien om Sverige. Gustavs dagar (Norstedts Förlag) ISBN 978-91-1-301455-5)
- Lagerqvist, Lars O. (1976) Sveriges regenter - från forntid till nutid (Bonnier) ISBN 978-91-0-041538-9
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