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Gustav III. Gustav III (24 January [ O.S. 13 January] 1746 – 29 March 1792), note on dates [1] also called Gustavus III, [2] 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 was a vocal opponent of what he saw as the abuse of political ...
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. In 1766 he married Sofia Magdalena, daughter of King ...
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3 days ago · 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. In 1772 he used the royal guard and officers of the Finnish army to seize control of the government from ...
Dec 12, 2003 · Gustav III of Sweden (1746-92) is one of the least studied of the later eighteenth-century rulers known as the Enlightened Despots. He was not a great general like Frederick II of Prussia or a great empire-builder like Catherine II of Russia, nor did he labour tirelessly to rationalise the administration of a conglomeration of disparate principalities like Joseph II of Austria.
Dec 17, 2023 · Crown Prince Gustav, born in 1746, was abroad when the news came and rushed home to take the throne as Gustav III. He became one of Sweden's most famous and controversial kings, both hated and loved. Shortly after ascending the throne, Gustav began to dream of becoming a truly powerful and influential king.
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. King Gustav III of Sweden. Born in 1746, King Gustav III was ...
Dec 24, 2023 · After the death of Gustav III, his son Gustav IV Adolf became king of Sweden, but because he was a minor at the time of the assassination, Sweden was ruled for the remainder of the 18th century by officials who managed to acquire enormous power. In time, Gustav IV Adolf came of age and then took over as king with the same powers as his father.
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