Frederick I of Sweden

Frederick I (Fredrik I) (April 23, 1676–March 25, 1751), was King of Sweden from 1720 and (as Friedrich I von Hessen-Kassel) Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel from 1730 until his death.

Ancestry

Frederick was the son of the great Hessian ruler Karl I von Hessen-Kassel (1654–1730) and Marie Amalie Kettler, Princess of Courland (1653–1711). His maternal grandparents were Jacob Kettler, Duke of Courland (1610–1682) and Louise Charlotte, Princess of Brandenburg.

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Karl I von Hessen-Kassel - 1654 - 1730 - Courland - 1653 - 1711 - Jacob Kettler - 1610 - 1682 - Brandenburg

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Louise Charlotte was daughter of Georg Wilhelm Hohenzollern, elector of Brandenburg, Duke of Prussia and Charlotte von der Pfalz (1597–1660). Charlotte was daughter of Frederick IV, Elector Palatine (1574–1610) and Louise Juliana von Orange-Nassau. Her brother became Frederick V, Elector Palatine.

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Georg Wilhelm - Hohenzollern - Prussia - 1597 - 1660 - Frederick IV, Elector Palatine - 1574 - 1610 - Orange-Nassau - Frederick V, Elector Palatine

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Louise Juliana was daughter of William I of Orange and Charlotte de Bourbon-Monpensier.

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