Louisa Ulrika of Prussia
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Louisa Ulrika of Prussia was Queen of Sweden from 1751 to 1771. She was married to king Adolf Frederick and she was queen mother during the reign of king Gustav III.
Portrait by Lorens Pasch, c. 1768
Louisa Ulrika of Prussia as the goddess Aurora by Francois-Adrien Latinville (1747).
Louisa Ulrika of Prussia by Carl Fredrich Brander.
Medal of the queen in 1751
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. In Norway, he is known as Charles II. He was the second son of King Adolf Frederick of Sweden and Loui
Louisa Ulrika of Prussia
…son made it clear that he would rule independently from her, their relationship worsened. In 1772, he prevented her plans to marry off her second son Charles to Philippine of Brandenburg-Schwedt, and in 1774, Charles was married to Hedwig Elizabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp instead. Gustav III paid her…
Charles wearing the insignia of the Order of Charles XIII (in red)
Prince Charles as a boy, in 1758 by Ulrica Pasch.
Prince Charles (sitting, right), eldest brother Gustav III, King of Sweden (sitting left), and youngest brother Frederick Adolf, Duke of Östergötland (standing, middle) by Alexander Roslin, 1771.
Coronet created for Prince Charles and worn at his brother Gustav's coronation in 1772.