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Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden

1778 - 1837

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Gustav IV Adolf or Gustav IV Adolph (1 November 1778 – 7 February 1837) was King of Sweden from 1792 until he was deposed in a coup in 1809. He was also the last Swedish monarch to be the ruler of Finland. The occupation of Finland in 1808–09 by Russian forces was the immediate cause of Gustav Adolf's overthrow, violently initiated by officers of his own army. Following his abdication on 29 March 1809, an Instrument of Government was hastily written, which severely circumscribed the powers of the monarchy. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden is the 800th most popular politician (up from 965th in 2019), the 35th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 43rd in 2019) and the 14th most popular Swedish Politician.

Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden is most famous for his failed invasion of Russia in 1709.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden ranks 800 out of 19,576. Before him are Haakon IV of Norway, Aldo Moro, Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor, Alija Izetbegović, Dmitry Medvedev, and Islam Karimov. After him are Pedro I of Brazil, Alexander IV of Macedon, Ptolemy IX Lathyros, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Boris Godunov, and Osman III.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1778, Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden ranks 4. Before him are Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac, Marie Thérèse of France, and Louis Bonaparte. After him are Humphry Davy, José de San Martín, Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, Augustin Pyramus de Candolle, Giovanni Battista Belzoni, Bernardo O'Higgins, and Clemens Brentano. Among people deceased in 1837, Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden ranks 3. Before him are William IV of the United Kingdom, and Alexander Pushkin. After him are Charles Fourier, Hortense de Beauharnais, John Constable, Akbar II, Johann Nepomuk Hummel, John Field, Giacomo Leopardi, Georg Büchner, and François Gérard.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden ranks 35 out of 1,879. Before him are Dieterich Buxtehude (1637), Ingrid of Sweden (1910), Gustav III of Sweden (1746), Greta Garbo (1905), Manne Siegbahn (1886), and Ulrika Eleonora, Queen of Sweden (1688). After him are Agnetha Fältskog (1950), Gustaf Dalén (1869), Charles IX of Sweden (1550), Allvar Gullstrand (1862), Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten (1906), and Pär Lagerkvist (1891).

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Among POLITICIANS In Sweden

Among politicians born in Sweden, Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden ranks 14. Before him are Sigismund III Vasa (1566), Gustaf V of Sweden (1858), Charles XV of Sweden (1826), Charles XIII of Sweden (1748), Gustav III of Sweden (1746), and Ulrika Eleonora, Queen of Sweden (1688). After him are Charles IX of Sweden (1550), Klas Pontus Arnoldson (1844), John III of Sweden (1537), Oleg of Novgorod (900), Eric XIV of Sweden (1533), and Princess Birgitta of Sweden (1937).

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