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Adolf Frederick of Sweden, or Adolf Fredrik ( May 14, 1710 - February 12, 1771), was the son of Christian August von Schleswig-Holstein-Eutin ( 1673- 1726) and Albertina Frederica von Baden-Durlach ( 1682- 1755). He was king of Sweden ( 1751- 1771).

**Adolf Fredrik**

Reign	March 26, 1751- February 12, 1771
Coronation	November 26, 1751
Royal motto	"Salus publica salus mea" ("State welfare, my welfare")
Queen	Louise Ulrike of Prussia
Royal House	Holstein-Gottorp
Predecessor	Frederick I of Sweden
Successor	Gustav III of SwedenGustav III ( 13 January 1746 ( O. 24 January 1746 ( N. March 29, 1792) was the King of Sweden from February 12, 1771 until his death. He was the eldest son of Adolf Fredrick, King of Sweden, and Louisa Ulrika of Prussia, sister of Frederick the Great.
Date of Birth	May 3May 3 is the 123rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (124th in leap years). There are 242 days remaining. Events 1400-1899 1494 Christopher Columbus discovers Jamaica. 1791 The May Constitution of Poland (first modern constitution in Europe) is pr, 1710
Place of Birth	Gottorp , Holstein-GottorpHolstein-Gottorp was a duchy consisting of areas within Schleswig and Holstein, in present-day Denmark and Germany. It was extant from 1544, when it was ceded to Adolf, the brother of King Christian III of Denmark, to 1773, from when on it was held again
Date of Death	February 12, 1771
Place of Death	Royal Palace in Stockholm
Place of Burial	Riddarholmskyrkan, Stockholm

On August 18, 1744, he married Louisa Ulrika of Prussia (1720 - 1782) and they had the following children:

(Stillborn) ( 1745)
Gustav III ( 1746- 1792)
Charles XIII ( 1748- 1818)
Fredrik Adolf ( 1750- 1803)
Sophia Albertine ( 1753- 1829)

The king died of digestion problems on February 12, 1771 after consuming a meal consisting of lobster, caviar, sour cabbage, smoked herring and champagne that was topped off by his favourite dessert Hetvägg, which is a Semla served in a bowl of milk, and is thus remembered by Swedish schoolchildren as "the King who ate himself to death".

Preceded by:
Frederick I

King of Sweden

Succeeded by:
Gustav III

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