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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 privileges ...
- Adolph Ribbing
He participated in the regicide of Gustav III of Sweden in...
- Prince Carl Gustav, Duke of Småland
Prince Carl Gustav, Duke of Småland (25 August 1782 – 23...
- 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. In 1766 he married Sofia Magdalena, daughter of King ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Gustav III, född 13 januari ( g.s.) 24 januari ( n.s.) 1746 i Kungshuset på Riddarholmen i Stockholm, död 29 mars 1792 på Stockholms slott, var kung av Sverige från 1771 fram till sin död. Han var son till Adolf Fredrik och Lovisa Ulrika, bror till Karl XIII, far till Gustav IV Adolf, och kusin till Katarina II av Ryssland.
- 29 maj 1772 i Stockholm
- Gustav IV Adolf
- 12 februari 1771–29 mars 1792, (21 år och 46 dagar)
- Adolf Fredrik
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 and Queen Louisa Ulrika of Sweden.
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 ...
Gustav III reformed the state, but criticism against him grew. In an attempt to satisfy public opinion, he waged a war against Russia. However, the war was unsuccessful and led to growing opposition to the nobility. In response, Gustav III – with the help of the three lower ranks – managed to strengthen his power and become largely autocratic.
On 1 November 1796, Gustav IV at age 18 took the government into his own hands. Gustavian government. The government of Gustav IV of Sweden was almost a pure autocracy. At his very first Riksdag, held at Norrköping in March 1800, the nobility were compelled to ratify Gustav III's Act of Union and Security.
