Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden from 1751,…
February 1771 CE
Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden from 1751, dies on February 12, 1771, after having consumed a meal consisting of lobster, caviar, sauerkraut, kippers and champagne, which was topped off with fourteen servings of his favorite dessert: semla stuffed with almond paste and served in a bowl of hot cream.
His son succeeds him as Gustav III.
At the time, however, Gustav is unaware of this, since he is abroad in Paris.
The news of his father's death will reach him about a month later.
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Lorens Pasch the Younger: Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden (1710-1771) in coronation robes. 18th century. Oil on canvas; 237 × 143 cm (93.3 × 56.3 in). Nationalmuseum (Stockholm)
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