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Gustav III of Sweden
Also known as Gustavus III, Gustav III
King of Sweden from 1771 to 1792 (1746–1792)
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Gustav III was a Swedish king who ruled from 1771 until his assassination in 1792, a period of significant political and cultural change in Sweden. He is historically important because he strengthened royal power, reformed Swedish institutions, and became a notable patron of the arts and culture during his reign.
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- Born
- 1746
- Died
- 1792
- Works
- 11
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- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Sweden
- Active from
- 1746-01-24
- Active to
- 1792-03-29
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Gustav III (24 January [O.S. 13 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 death of King Charles XII in the Great Northern War. Seizing power from the government in a coup d'état, called the Swedish Revolution, in 1772 that ended the Age of Liberty, he initiated a campaign to restore a measure of royal autocracy. This was completed by the Union and Security Act of 1789, which swept away most of the powers exercised by the Swedish Riksdag of the Estates during the Age of Liberty, but at the same time, it opened up the government for all citizens, thereby breaking the privileges of the nobility.