Ulrica Eleanora of Denmark (1656–1693)

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Ulrica Eleanora of Denmark (1656–1693)

Queen of Sweden. Name variations: Ulrica Eleanor the Elder; Ulrika Eleanor or Ulrika Eleanora. Born on September 11, 1656; died on August 6, 1693; daughter of Frederick III (1609–1670), king of Denmark and Norway (r. 1648–1670), and Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1628–1685); married Carl XI or Charles XI (1655–1697), king of Sweden (r. 1660–1697); children: Hedwig Sophia (1681–1708, who married Frederick IV of Holstein-Gottorp);Charles XII (1682–1718), king of Sweden (r. 1697–1718); Ulrica Eleanora (1688–1741), queen of Sweden (r. 1719–1720); Gustav (b. 1683); Ulrich (b. 1684); Frederick (b. 1685); Charles Gustav (b. 1686).

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