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    Adolphus (9 December [N.S 19 December] 1594 – 6 November [N.S 16 November] 1632), also known in English as Gustav II Adolf or Gustav II Adolph, was King of...
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    successor Erik XIV of Sweden was overthrown by Gustav's younger son, King John III of Sweden. John III married a Catholic Polish princess, Catherine Jagiellon...
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  • Swedish krona (redirect from Swedish krone)
    remained, but the 5-kronor was not given a portrait. Coins minted before 1974 have the same size, but contain the portrait of King Gustav VI Adolf and his...
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    housed in the palace are: Livrustkammaren, Gustav III's Museum of Antiquities, The Treasury and The Tre Kronor Museum. In the Chancery Wing at the palace...
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    Sophia Magdalena of Denmark (category Gustav III)
    August 1813) was Queen of Sweden from 1771 to 1792 as the wife of King Gustav III. Born into the House of Oldenburg, the royal family of Denmark-Norway...
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    Gustaf V (redirect from Gustav V)
    (English: Palace of the Hereditary Prince), an 18th century palace located at Gustav Adolfs torg in central Stockholm, and the summers were spent at Sofiero...
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    allow for female succession to the throne. King Gustav III revived a tradition from the time of Gustav Vasa and the medieval era by giving male heirs to...
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    guests in the crowning party were invited to a meeting at Tre Kronor castle. Archbishop Gustav Trolle, demanding economic compensation for things such as...
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    which would last for half a century until royal autocracy was restored by Gustav III. Charles was an exceptionally skilled military leader and tactician as...
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    antiquities collected by King Gustav III during a trip in Italy as they were originally exhibited. Underneath the ramps is the Tre Kronor Museum. When inaugurated...
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