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Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark

1656 - 1693

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark is the 236th most popular painter (down from 217th in 2019), the 77th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 72nd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Danish Painter.

Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark was a Swedish princess who became Queen of Sweden. She was the daughter of King Charles XI of Sweden and Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark, and granddaughter of King Charles X Gustav of Sweden. Her father, who had been on the throne since 1660, was deposed in 1697 by her uncle, King Charles XII of Sweden. Ulrika Eleonora was then offered the Swedish throne, but refused to take it.

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Among painters, Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark ranks 236 out of 2,023. Before her are Gerard van Honthorst, Alexej von Jawlensky, Domenichino, Zdzisław Beksiński, Gabriele Münter, and Pisanello. After her are Simon Vouet, John Collier, Jan van Goyen, Saskia van Uylenburgh, Lawrence Alma-Tadema, and George Grosz.

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Among people born in 1656, Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark ranks 4. Before her are Edmond Halley, Marin Marais, and Kateri Tekakwitha. After her are Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach, Joseph Pitton de Tournefort, Anton Florian, Prince of Liechtenstein, Nicolas de Largillière, Guillaume Dubois, Robert de Cotte, Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer, and Ferdinand de Marsin. Among people deceased in 1693, Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark ranks 3. Before her are Mehmed IV, and Madame de La Fayette. After her are Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans, Duchess of Montpensier, Ihara Saikaku, Willem Kalf, Nicolaes Maes, Odoardo Farnese, Hereditary Prince of Parma, John de Britto, Johann Weikhard von Valvasor, Elisabeth Hevelius, and Johann Caspar Kerll.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark ranks 77 out of 1,032. Before her are Carl Bloch (1834), Mads Mikkelsen (1965), Carl Theodor Dreyer (1889), Christian Jürgensen Thomsen (1788), Eric VI of Denmark (1274), and Anna Karina (1940). After her are Arne Jacobsen (1902), Eric V of Denmark (1249), Michael Laudrup (1964), Christopher I of Denmark (1219), Gerda Wegener (1886), and Vilhelm Hammershøi (1864).

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Among PAINTERS In Denmark

Among painters born in Denmark, Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark ranks 4. Before her are Lili Elbe (1882), Nicolai Abildgaard (1743), and Carl Bloch (1834). After her are Gerda Wegener (1886), Vilhelm Hammershøi (1864), Michael Ancher (1849), Anna Ancher (1859), Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg (1783), Jens Juel (1745), Asger Jorn (1914), and Paul Gustav Fischer (1860).

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