historyabc: D is for Drottningholm Location: Drottningholm (near Stockholm), Sweden Built For: Queen
historyabc: D is for Drottningholm Location: Drottningholm (near Stockholm), Sweden Built For: Queen Hedwig Eleonora in 1661 Notable Residents: King Carl XI, King Carl XII, King Frederick I and Queen Ulrika Eleonora, King Adolf Frederick I and Queen Louisa, King Gustav III, King Gustaf IV Adolf and Queen Frederica, King Oscar II, King Gustav V, King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia Current Use: primary residence of the King and Queen of Sweden -- source link