Gustav III
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Gustav III, 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.
Gustav's outfit during the assassination
Gustav's parents, King Adolf Frederick and Queen Louise Ulrica
Portrait of Sophia Magdalena of Denmark, painted by Alexander Roslin in 1775
King Gustav III of Sweden and his Brothers; Gustav III (left) and his two brothers, Prince Frederick Adolf and Prince Charles, later Charles XIII. Painting by Alexander Roslin.
Adolf Frederick of Sweden
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Adolf Frederick was King of Sweden from 1751 until his death in 1771. He was the son of Christian August of Holstein-Gottorp, Prince of Eutin, and Albertina Frederica of Baden-Durlach. He was an uncle
Gustav III
…January] 1746 – 29 March 1792), 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. Gustav was a vocal opponent of what he saw as the abuse of political privileges seized by the nobility since the…
Portrait of Adolf Frederick by Gustaf Lundberg, c. 1750.
Adolf Frederick's parents, Christian August and Albertina Frederica.
Coronation medal of King Adolf Frederick of Sweden from 1751.