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    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...
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    limited powers, passed to Gustav Adolf's uncle Charles XIII. Gustav Adolf was born in Stockholm. He was the son of Gustav III of Sweden by his wife queen...
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    1814 to his death. He was the second son (and younger brother to King Gustav III) of King Adolf Frederick of Sweden and Louisa Ulrika of Prussia, sister...
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    from 1772 to 1809 is better known as the Gustavian era of Kings Gustav III and Gustav IV, as well as the reign of King Charles XIII of Sweden. Adolf Frederick...
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    1792. He was given a minor role in the Revolution of 1772 of his brother Gustav III, who gave him the task of agitating in Södermanland and Östergötland....
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    war was, overall, mostly insignificant for the parties involved. King Gustav III of Sweden initiated the war for domestic political reasons, hoping to...
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    considered propaganda by modern writers. Following his death, his son Gustav III seized power in 1772 in a military coup d'état, reinstating absolute rule...
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    Gustav III of Sweden's coffee experiment was a purported twin study ordered by the king to study the health effects of coffee. The authenticity of the...
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    the airport and the island's main town of Gustavia are named after King Gustav III of Sweden, under whom Sweden obtained the island from France in 1784 (it...
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    Prince Carl Gustav, Duke of Småland (25 August 1782 – 23 March 1783) was a prince of Sweden, being the son of King Gustav III of Sweden and Queen Sophia...
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