Hedwig Elisabet Charlotta Oldenburg ^{1 2}

   Another name for Hedwig was Holstein-Gottorp.

  General Notes:

Hedvig Elisabet Charlotta of Holstein-Gottorp
Hedvig was the daughter of the prince bishop of Lübeck, duke Fredrik August of Holstein-Gottorp, and Ulrika Fredrika of Hessen-Kasseln.

On the initiative of Gustav III she was married to the kings brother, duke Karl. In 1809 Karl XIII took the throne the year after the royal family adopted Jean Baptist Bernadotte (to the dismay of the queen, as she wanted Gustav IV Adolf:s son Gustav as a king).

She became a Widow in 1818 and died the same year at Rosensbergs Castle. The marriage between Karl XIII and Charlotta was not a happy one, mostly because Karl (as most of his predecessors) had many mistresses.

It'said that Charlotta was of good character. She was gifted as a writer and her memoirs are considered to be of top quality.

Hedwig married Charles XIII of Sweden Holstein-Gottorp, son of Adolphus Frederick von Holstein-Gottorp and Louise Ulrika of Prussia Hohenzollern, on 7 Jul 1774. (Charles XIII of Sweden Holstein-Gottorp was born on 7 Oct 1748 and died on 5 Feb 1818.)