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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 [1] and Queen Louisa Ulrika of Sweden.
- Adolph Ribbing
In early 1792 he became involved in the plot to assassinate...
- Prince Carl Gustav, Duke of Småland
Early life. Born at Drottningholm, Gustav was the second son...
- Jacob Johan Anckarström
Jacob Johan Anckarström (11 May 1762 – 27 April 1792) was a...
- Adolph Ribbing
Mar 25, 2024 · 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 IV (ruled 1792–1809), unlike his father, Gustav III, was pious and superstitious. He considered events in France to be insults to moral order. A deep aversion toward the revolutionaries and toward Napoleon characterized his foreign policy .
A.D. Harvey recalls the career of the Swedish king whose assassination inspired a famous opera. A.D. Harvey | Published in History Today Volume 53 Issue 12 December 2003 Gustav III of Sweden (1746-92) is one of the least studied of the later eighteenth-century rulers known as the Enlightened Despots.
On March 16, 1792, 46-year-old King Gustav III of Sweden was shot at a masked ball at the Royal Opera House in Stockholm, Sweden. He died thirteen days later. Giuseppe Verdi’s 1859 opera Un Ballo in Maschera (A Masked Ball) is based on King Gustav III’s assassination and death.
gustav iii. Born 24 January 1746, died 29 March 1792 Reign 1771–1792. royal motto. The Fatherland. Coronation. 1772 Stockholm Cathedral. Buried. 1792 Riddarholmen Church. PREDECESSOR. Adolf Fredrik. SUCCESSOR. Gustav IV Adolf. Spouse. Sofia Magdalena of Denmark. Issue. Gustav IV Adolf (1778–1837), King of Sweden 1792–1809 Karl Gustav ...
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.
