Fredrik I

King of Sweden and Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel .

Originally a state secretary , he ascended to the throne in 1720 after abdicating from his wife, Queen Ulrika Eleonora .[2] Her wife, Ulrika Eleonora, was crowned King of Sweden with the support of the Swedish Parliament , and as she herself was a foreigner, she was strongly influenced by the Parliament.

Hesse-Kassel, the home country , was ruled by his younger brother Wilhelm after the death of his father, Charles I.

In fact, the lion he raised is more famous than his deeds. He received a lion as a gift and raised it, and it is said that he was the first person in the Scandinavian Peninsula to raise a lion. After the lion died, he buried it, but then changed his mind and had it stuffed . However, since the taxidermist at the time had never seen a lion,[3] The restoration had to be done by hearing about the lion's appearance from witnesses or by looking at the side view of the relief statue in the church. As a result, the side view was depicted similarly to the appearance of a "brave lion" traditionally depicted in Europe, but the problem was that the front view was restored to the appearance of a ridiculous puppy.[4] Frederick I was so angry that the taxidermist ended up serving a half-year prison sentence for insulting the king. The taxidermy, which had become a monster, was sent straight to the palace storehouse.[5] , and now its bizarre, almost comical appearance has gained a cult following and has become a popular exhibit at Gripsholm Castle under the name Lejonet på Gripsholms slott (Lion of Gripsholm Castle) . As a side note, this photo was used in the Samsung Lions article on DC Inside to mock the Samsung Lions of the 9968 era.

Thanks to his wife, although his status rose from state secretary to king, he still had a mistress. In the Swedish royal family at the time, although the king may briefly flirt with a woman before marriage, he rarely had a lover after marriage. King Frederick I, like the Royal Mistress of England , took his lover Hedvig Tov to the palace and made her the queen's maid, and continued to see each other, raising three illegitimate children with her. And when his wife, Ulrika Eleonora, died, he tried to marry Hedwig, but Hedvig died after giving birth.[6] Frederick I was discouraged, but soon found another lover.