EmpressRouge
Serene Highness
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In a time when most of Europe had transitioned or was transitioning into constitutional monarchies, Frederika chose to rule instead of reign. She called it, in her Time interview, "boring" to be mere figureheads, suggesting that it was the duty/responsibility of royals to guide the people. Definitely shades of modern absolutism there. It contributed to Greece being the only European country to experience a dictatorship long AFTER World War II (Spain and the Eastern bloc nations were already under such rule).
The Time article also pointed out that Frederika was the first Hanoverian to occupy a throne in over 80 years. Since Hanover had been anexed by the Prussia/German Empire long before her birth, which she was born only a year before her grandfather Wilhelm II lost his throne, I feel like she had a power-trip to make up that dearth when she finally landed a throne for herself.
The Time article also pointed out that Frederika was the first Hanoverian to occupy a throne in over 80 years. Since Hanover had been anexed by the Prussia/German Empire long before her birth, which she was born only a year before her grandfather Wilhelm II lost his throne, I feel like she had a power-trip to make up that dearth when she finally landed a throne for herself.