Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden

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Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden was the King of Sweden from 1792 to 1809, whose unpopular rule and military failures, including the loss of Finland to Russia, led to his deposition and the end of his dynasty’s reign.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf King of Sweden
human
abdication 1809
burialPlace St. Gallen
causeOfPoliticalDownfall defeat in Finnish War
child Amalia Maria Charlotta of Sweden
Cecilia of Sweden
Gustav of Vasa
Sophie Wilhelmine of Sweden
conflict Napoleonic Wars
countryOfCitizenship Sweden
dateOfBirth 1778-11-01
dateOfDeath 1837-02-07
endOf reign of the House of Holstein-Gottorp in Sweden
father King Gustav III of Sweden
surface form: Gustav III of Sweden
givenName Adolf
Gustav
house House of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp
surface form: House of Holstein-Gottorp
lostTerritory Finland
memberOfDynasty House of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp
surface form: House of Holstein-Gottorp
monarchOf Sweden
mother Sophia Magdalena of Denmark
nobleTitle Crown Prince of Sweden
notableEvent Finnish War
deposition in 1809
loss of Finland to Russia
opponent Russian Empire
placeOfBirth Stockholm
Sweden
placeOfDeath St. Gallen
Switzerland
politicalStance anti-Napoleonic
positionHeld King of Sweden
predecessor King Gustav III of Sweden
surface form: Gustav III of Sweden
reasonForDeposition loss of Finland
military failures
unpopular rule
regnalName Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden self-linksurface differs
surface form: Gustav IV Adolf
reignEnd 1809
reignStart 1792
religion Lutheranism
removedFromOfficeBy Riksdag of the Estates
spouse Frederica of Baden NERFINISHED
style His Majesty
successor Karl XIII of Sweden
surface form: Charles XIII of Sweden
successorDynasty House of Bernadotte

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Karl XIII of Sweden predecessor Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden
King Gustav III of Sweden child Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden
subject surface form: Gustav III of Sweden
King Gustav III of Sweden successor Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden
subject surface form: Gustav III of Sweden
House of Wittelsbach producedOfficeHolder Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden
this entity surface form: King Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden
Haga Palace commissionedBy Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden
Finnish War commander Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden
Gustav borneBy Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden
Princess Sophia Magdalena of Denmark child Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden
Karl XIII predecessor Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden
Carl XIII predecessor Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden
His Majesty the King child Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden
subject surface form: Gustav III of Sweden
His Majesty the King successor Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden
subject surface form: Gustav III of Sweden
Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden regnalName Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Gustav IV Adolf