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A.D. Harvey recalls the career of the Swedish king whose assassination inspired a famous opera. 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 ...
Dec 31, 2022 · On 21st August, Gustav appeared in full regalia and delivered a speech that is still viewed today as a masterpiece in Swedish oratory. He was well supported by both the townspeople and the officers. Swept to the throne in a whirlwind of popular support, he was recognized as King Gustav III of Sweden.
1950–1973) since his successor, the present king Carl XVI Gustaf, upon his accession adopted the shortened title "King of Sweden". In 1980, the rule of succession was changed from agnatic to absolute primogeniture, to the benefit of Princess Victoria (born 1977), the current heir apparent. Monarchs and regents of Sweden
Gustav I (born Gustav Eriksson of the Vasa noble family; 12 May 1496 – 29 September 1560), commonly known as Gustav Vasa, was King of Sweden from 1523 until his death in 1560, previously self-recognised Protector of the Realm (Riksföreståndare) from 1521, during the ongoing Swedish War of Liberation against King Christian II of Denmark, Norway and Sweden.
Jul 8, 2016 · Marian C. Donnelly, “Theaters in the Courts of Denmark and Sweden from Frederik II to Gustav III”, Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, 43:4 (December 1984), pp. 328-340. A.D. Harvey, “Gustav III of Sweden”, History Today, 53:12 (December 2003) pp. 9-15. ‘Character of Gustavus III. Late King of Sweden’.
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.
The Revolution of 1772, also known as The Bloodless Revolution ( Swedish: Revolutionen) or the Coup of Gustav III ( Gustav III:s statskupp or older Gustav III:s statsvälvning ), was a Swedish coup d'état performed by King Gustav III of Sweden on 19 August 1772 to introduce a division of power between the king and the Riksdag of the Estates ...
