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- Gustav's immense powers were placed in the hands of a regency under his brother Prince Carl and Gustaf Adolf Reuterholm until his son and successor Gustav IV Adolf reached adulthood in 1796.
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Nationalmuseum, Stockholm. King Gustav III of Sweden and His Brothers is an oil painting by the Swedish portrait painter Alexander Roslin showing Gustav with his two brothers, Prince Frederick Adolf and Prince Charles, later Charles XIII of Sweden. [1] Frederick is standing, Gustav is sitting to the left, and Charles is to the right.
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 [1] 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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Dec 17, 2023 · Gustav III wanted to change all this. Gustav III had been king for 1,5 years when he staged his coup. On August 19, 1772, he struck and used the military to overpower and arrest the leading men behind the former political system. The coup was bloodless and over in an hour, but it secured Gustav III's power.
The era of. Gustav III. Gustav III, detail from a portrait by Lorentz Pasch the Younger; in a private collection. 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.
Mar 5, 2018 · As King of Sweden, he is known for having prohibited torture and for his contributions to culture. King Gustav III was shot by Jacob Johan Anckarström on 16 March 1792, at a masked ball at the Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm. It later transpired that Anckarström was part of a group of conspirators who had decided to assassinate 'the tyrant'.
Credit – Wikipedia. Gustav had three younger siblings: King Carl XIII of Sweden (1748–1818), married Hedwig Elizabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp, had two children who died in infancy. Frederik Adolf of Sweden, Duke of Östergötland (1750–1803), unmarried. Sophia Albertine of Sweden, Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg Abbey, (1753–1829), unmarried.
