Frederica of Baden
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Frederica of Baden was Queen of Sweden from 1797 to 1809 as the consort of King Gustav IV Adolf.
Portrait by Joseph Karl Stieler, 1826
Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden and Queen Frederica.
Commemorative medal about 1805.
Frederica in exile by Franz Seraph Stirnbrand, c. 1824.
Gustav, Prince of Vasa
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Gustav, Prince of Vasa, born Crown Prince of Sweden, was the son of King Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden and Queen Frederica. His Austrian princely title was actually spelled Wasa.
Frederica of Baden
…and imprisoned then deposed in favor of his uncle, now King Charles XIII. Frederica later joined her husband, and their relationship improved. Her son Gustav, however, was removed from the succession and the former royal family was forced to go into exile. In exile, the formal royal couple's relationship…
Portrait c. 1830
Portrait of Gustav as a boy by Johann Dominik Bossi, 1808