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Frederick I of Sweden

Kassel, 27 Apr 1676 – Stockholm, 25 Mar 1751

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Facts and their sources

  • Born27 Apr 1676, Kasselor 28 Apr 1676Records disagree1 source
  • MarriedUlrika Eleonora I of Swedennot verified1 source
  • TitleMonarch of Sweden, 1720–1751not verified1 source
  • EventTreaty of Nystador War of the Spanish Succession · Nine Years' Warnot verified1 source
  • EventWar of the Spanish Successionor Nine Years' War · Treaty of Nystadnot verified1 source
  • EventNine Years' Waror War of the Spanish Succession · Treaty of Nystadnot verified1 source
  • Died25 Mar 1751, Stockholmor 5 Apr 1751Records disagree1 source
  • FatherCharles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kasselnot verified1 source
  • MotherMaria Amalia of Courlandnot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 27 Apr 1676

    Born in Kassel

  2. 1720–1751

    Monarch of Sweden

  3. 1735–1744

    3 children are born

  4. 25 Mar 1751

    Dies in Stockholm, aged 74

Family

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Children · 3

During his lifetime

He lived through 9 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Kassel.

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

The 1670s · Frederick I is born in Kassel

In the news1668–1676

Mass witch-hunt hysteria begins

A period of mass witch-hunt hysteria began in 1668, peaking with 71 executions in 1675, before trials subsided by 1676.

At the table

Porridge was the primary warm meal

Porridge made from oats or millet was the most important warm meal, often prepared in large batches and reheated, which gave it a tough, semi-solid consistency. People typically ate directly from a common bowl at the center of the table using their hands or a wooden spoon.

What people wore

The Tiphoike hooded cloak

The Tiphoike was a distinctive black hooded cloak worn over the head that functioned as a status symbol, with length and adornment varying between social classes.

Getting around

Travel speeds for foot passengers

Most travelers were foot passengers who could expect to cover about 100 kilometers in a week, accounting for rest days and potential travel obstacles like bad weather or floods.

What it cost

Value of clothing items

Stolen trousers were valued at 6 or 8 öre, reflecting the high cost of clothing items in the 16th century.

Music

Musical Cradle Devotions and Festive Processions

During Christmas, Jesuits organized cradle devotions, where a constructed cradle containing a figure of the Christ child was rocked to the sound of music. Music was also used in processions, often involving bells, trumpets, military drums, and even the discharge of muskets and cannons.

Daily life

Difficult and contaminated water access

Getting drinkable water was labor-intensive, often involving fetching it from ditches or rivers that were also used for sewage disposal. Nearby wells were frequently contaminated by sewage as well.