OTD March 12th. 1781 Frederica of Baden

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On March 12th. 1781, Frederica of Baden was born in Karlsruhe (Germany).

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Frederica of Sweden
Source picture: Wikipedia

Her parents were Karl Ludwig of Baden and Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt.

Link to Imperial Russia: 

Frederica of Baden was the sister of Louise of Baden (who changed her name in Elizabeth Alexeievna by her marriage with Tsar Alexander I of Russia and her conversion to the Orthodox Church). 

In 1797, Frederica married King Gustaf IV Adolf of Sweden.

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King Gustaf IV Adolf of Sweden & his wife
Source picture: Wikipedia

Together they had five children.

In 1809, there was a coup in Sweden. The Royals exiled in Baden. King Gustaf IV was restless . They seperated in 1810. In 1812 the divorce was completed.

Frederica traveled a lot and died on September 25th. 1826 in Lausanne (Switzerland). 

There were several communities in Sweden named in her honor.
Location: Karlsruhe, Duitsland

Comments

Vallypee said…
What a shame that her husband was so restless. It is sad that they divorced, but hopefully she enjoyed her travels until she died!
March 12, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Kathleen Van Lierop said…
Thank you very much for commenting Vall! Yes some royals weren't that good ...
March 13, 2026 at 10:46 AM
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