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Gustav married Princess Sophia Magdalena, daughter of King Frederick V of Denmark, by proxy in Christiansborg Palace, Copenhagen, on 1 October 1766 and in person in Stockholm on 4 November 1766. Gustav was first impressed by Sophia Magdalena's beauty, but her silent nature made her a disappointment in court life.
- 12 February 1771 – 29 March 1792
- Louisa Ulrika of Prussia
The series take place at the royal Swedish court in the 1770s on the Royal Palace, Stockholm, and Ekolsund Castle. The plot portrays the famous event in 1775 when the King, after nine years of marriage, decides to consummate his marriage with the Queen in order to provide an heir to the throne.
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- 25 December –, 26 December 2001
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The wedding between Crown Prince Gustav, later Gustav III of Sweden, and Princess Sophia Magdalena of Denmark took place on November 4, 1766 at The Royal Palace . The arrangement. The bridal couple were twenty years old when they married, but they had been engaged since 1751, when they were only five years old.
Mar 25, 2024 · 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 Frederick V of Denmark. Gustav succeeded in 1771 to a Swedish throne that had been weak since it was subordinated to the Riksdag in 1720.
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Dec 25, 2001 · Gustav III:s äktenskap: Directed by Marcus Olsson. With Jonas Karlsson, Iben Hjejle, Magnus Roosmann, Rebecka Teper. The Swedish King Gustav III is bold and courageous regarding government. He is to marry a Danish princess. But when it comes to love and courtship, the king feels lost.
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- Biography, Drama, History
- Marcus Olsson
- 2001-12-25
Crown Prince Gustav married the Danish Princess Sofia Magdalena in 1766. They had two sons, Gustav (IV) Adolf and Karl Gustav. However, Karl Gustav died in infancy. The year after Gustav III became king, he regained some of the royal power via a coup d'état.
Swedish King Gustav III must bring a heir to the throne. Married to the beautiful Sophia Magdalena, the match was not a happy one, owing partly to an incompatibility of temperament, but still more to the interference of Gustav’s jealous mother, Queen Louisa Ulrika.
