Theatre War
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The Theatre War, Cowberry War, Cranberry War or Lingonberry War, was a brief war between Denmark–Norway and Sweden, starting on 24 September 1788, formally lasting until 9 July 1789. Although the deci
The affair at Quistrumbro Anthon Christoffer Rüde, 1790
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.
Theatre War
…by Sweden (Gustav III's Russian War). This forced Denmark–Norway to honour their alliance between the two states that had been signed in 1773. When Gustav III of Sweden, on his own initiative and unconstitutionally, attacked Russia in 1788 and thereby started the Russo-Swedish War of 1788–90, Denmark-Norway found itself…
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.