Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp
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Hedwig Elisabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp was the queen consort of Charles XIII of Sweden and II of Norway. She was also a famed diarist, memoirist and wit. She is known as Hedwig Elisabeth Charlotte, though her official name as queen was Charlotte (Charlotta).
Portrait by Carl Frederik von Breda, 1814
Wedding medal of the duke and duchess 1774
Painting of the official entry of Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotte in Stockholm on 7 July 1774.
Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotte, Duchess of Södermanland. Portrait by Alexander Roslin, 1774.
Charles XIII
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Charles XIII, or Carl XIII, was King of Sweden from 1809 and King of Norway from 1814 to his death. He was the second son of King Adolf Frederick of Sweden and Louisa Ulrika of Prussia, sister of Frederick the Great.
Charles wearing the insignia of the Order of Charles XIII (in red)
Prince Charles, in 1758 by Ulrica Pasch.
Gustav III, King of Sweden, and his brothers
Coronet created for Prince Charles and worn at his brother Gustav's coronation in 1772.