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Adolf Fredrik of Sweden

Gottorf Castle, 14 May 1710 – The Royal Court Parish, 12 Feb 1771

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A life in time

  1. 14 May 1710

    Born in Gottorf Castle

  2. 1727–1750

    Prince-bishop of Lübeck

  3. 1734–1766

    7 children are born

  4. 1751–1771

    Monarch of Sweden

  5. 12 Feb 1771

    Dies in The Royal Court Parish, aged 60

Family

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Parents

Partner

Children · 7

During his lifetime

He lived through 7 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Gottorf Castle.

General history, not a record about the family: each item says where it comes from.

The 1710s · Adolf is born in Gottorf Castle

In the news1717

Christmas flood kills 11,000 people

A major storm surge on Christmas claimed over 11,000 lives along the German North Sea coast.

What people wore

Sumptuary Laws Against Opulent Clothing

Authorities issued sumptuary laws to maintain social hierarchy, often banning lower classes from wearing gold, silver, pearls, silk, or costly furs, with violators risking fines or imprisonment.

Getting around

Travel by Foot and Early Mail Coaches

Ordinary people typically traveled by walking, as non-private transportation was limited and expensive. Regular mail coach lines for passengers, such as the Nuremberg-Leipzig route, began emerging in the late 17th and 18th centuries.

The Great Northern War. Russia, Denmark and Saxony fought Sweden for the Baltic; Peter the Great won and built St Petersburg on the conquered coast.In Europe · 1700–1721

The Great Northern War. Russia, Denmark and Saxony fought Sweden for the Baltic; Peter the Great won and built St Petersburg on the conquered coast.

Imonoz · CC BY-SA 4.0

In the news1719

End of royal absolutism in 1719

The end of royal absolutism occurred in 1719, when a new constitution transferred significant political power from the monarch to the parliament.

Music

High fines for unauthorized trumpet playing

In the Principality of Anhalt-Zerbst, musicians who performed with unauthorized trumpets or kettledrums at public fairs or taverns faced a fine of fifty Reichsthaler.

Daily life

Lighting, Cooking, and Water Access

Lighting was limited to pine torches, tallow candles, or oil lamps, while cooking was done over an open fire or in masonry hearths with a wide chimney hood to collect smoke. Water was typically obtained from community pump wells.