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Gustav III of Sweden

1746 - 1792

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gustav III of Sweden is the 691st most popular politician (up from 1,305th in 2019), the 31st most popular biography from Sweden (up from 61st in 2019) and the 12th most popular Swedish Politician.

Gustav III of Sweden is most famous for his assassination in 1792. He was the king of Sweden from 1771-1792.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Gustav III of Sweden ranks 691 out of 19,576. Before him are Louis VI of France, Maximian, Emperor Gaozu of Han, Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor, Emperor Jimmu, and Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester. After him are Leontios, Philip III of France, Hamza ibn Abdul-Muttalib, Letizia Ramolino, Menachem Begin, and Frederick William I of Prussia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1746, Gustav III of Sweden ranks 3. Before him are Francisco Goya, and Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi. After him are Carlo Buonaparte, Tadeusz Kościuszko, Giuseppe Piazzi, Gaspard Monge, Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria, Robert R. Livingston, Maurice Benyovszky, William Jones, and Sophia Magdalena of Denmark. Among people deceased in 1792, Gustav III of Sweden ranks 3. Before him are Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor, and Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab. After him are Maria Luisa of Spain, Frederick North, Lord North, Marie Thérèse Louise of Savoy, Princesse de Lamballe, Joshua Reynolds, Richard Arkwright, Johann van Beethoven, Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, and George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Gustav III of Sweden ranks 31 out of 1,879. Before him are Gustav I of Sweden (1496), Charles XV of Sweden (1826), Charles X Gustav of Sweden (1622), Charles XIII of Sweden (1748), Dieterich Buxtehude (1637), and Ingrid of Sweden (1910). After him are Greta Garbo (1905), Manne Siegbahn (1886), Ulrika Eleonora, Queen of Sweden (1688), Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden (1778), Agnetha Fältskog (1950), and Gustaf Dalén (1869).

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Among POLITICIANS In Sweden

Among politicians born in Sweden, Gustav III of Sweden ranks 12. Before him are Oscar II of Sweden (1829), Charles XII of Sweden (1682), Sigismund III Vasa (1566), Gustaf V of Sweden (1858), Charles XV of Sweden (1826), and Charles XIII of Sweden (1748). After him are Ulrika Eleonora, Queen of Sweden (1688), Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden (1778), Charles IX of Sweden (1550), Klas Pontus Arnoldson (1844), John III of Sweden (1537), and Oleg of Novgorod (900).

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