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Gustav III (24 January [O.S. 13 January] 1746 – 29 March 1792), note on dates also called Gustavus III, was King of Sweden from 1771 until his assassination in 1792. He was the eldest son of King Adolf Frederick and Queen Louisa Ulrika of Sweden.
Gustav III (born Jan. 24, 1746, Stockholm, Swed.—died March 29, 1792, Stockholm) was the king of Sweden (1771–92), who reasserted the royal power over the Riksdag (parliament). Gustav, the eldest son of King Adolf Fredrik, was an intelligent and cultured advocate of the Enlightenment.
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Gustav III set himself the task of making Sweden great again. He was assassinated in March 1792 – the third Swedish monarch in 160 years to die of gunshot wounds – with his life’s work still less than half completed.
Sweden - Enlightenment, Reforms, Gustav III: When Frederick of Hessen died in 1751, he was succeeded by Adolf Frederick, who ruled until his death in 1771. While visiting Paris, Gustav III (ruled 1771–92) acceded to the throne. Before returning, he concluded another treaty with France.
King Gustav III. Adolf Frederick of Sweden died on 12 February 1771. The elections afterward resulted in a partial victory for the Caps party, especially among the lower orders; but in the estate of the peasantry the Caps majority was merely nominal, while the mass of the nobility was dead against them.
That Fatal Shot. A very short story about the murder of King Gustav III. “The purpose of the scrap in the shot was to make it more lethal”, Anckarström said. He had already confessed to the fact...
Mar 5, 2018 · English. Archives. Share. Click to see the full image. Photo: Royalpalaces.se. King Gustav III 1771-1792. In 1772, King Gustav III took the power through a bloodless coup d'état. The Act of Union and Security made him an absolute ruler. King Gustav III inspired both loathing and admiration.
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