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
Portrait by Nicolas Vallari
The new queen in 1654
Medal for the royal couple
Queen Hedwig shown on a 1680 medal in memory of her late husband
Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden
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Ulrika Eleonora or Ulrica Eleanor, also known as Ulrika Eleonora the Younger, was Queen of Sweden from 5 December 1718 until her abdication on 29 February 1720 in favour of Frederick, her husband. Upo
Portrait by Georg Desmarées, 18th century
Ulrica Eleonora's parents, King Charles XI and Queen Ulrica Eleonora the Elder
Portrait of a young Ulrika Eleonora
Medal for the coronation of Ulrica Eleanor as queen regnant in 1719