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Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark

Ulrika Eleonora
Portrait attributed to Jacques d'Agar, 1677
Queen consort of Sweden
Tenure6 May 1680 – 26 July 1693
Coronation25 November 1680
Born(1656-09-11)11 September 1656
Copenhagen
Died26 July 1693(1693-07-26) (aged 36)
Karlberg Palace
Spouse
(m. 1680)
Issue
Among others...
HouseOldenburg
FatherFrederick III of Denmark
MotherSophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg
SignatureUlrika Eleonora's signature

Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark (11 September 1656 – 26 July 1693) was Queen of Sweden as the wife of King Charles XI. She is often admired for her generosity and charity.

The name Ulrike is a Danish version of the name; in Swedish she is called Ulrika Eleonora den äldre (English: Ulrica Eleanor the Elder), to distinguish her from her daughter, the future queen regnant.


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