King Gustav III of Sweden

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King of Sweden human monarch

King Gustav III of Sweden was an 18th-century Swedish monarch known for his enlightened absolutist rule, extensive cultural and artistic patronage, and eventual assassination in a political conspiracy.

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Surface form	Occurrences
Gustav III of Sweden	6

Statements (65)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	King of Sweden ⓘ human ⓘ monarch ⓘ
burialPlace	Riddarholmen Church ⓘ surface form: Riddarholmen Church, Stockholm
causeOfDeath	assassination ⓘ
causeOfDeathDetail	gunshot wound complications ⓘ
child	Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden ⓘ Charles X Gustav of Sweden ⓘ surface form: Prince Charles Gustav of Sweden
coronationDate	1772-05-29 ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Sweden ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1746-01-24 ⓘ
dateOfDeath	1792-03-29 ⓘ
diplomaticPolicy	opposition to Russian influence in the Baltic ⓘ pro-French foreign policy ⓘ
education	tutored at the Swedish royal court ⓘ
endTime	1792-03-29 ⓘ
era	Age of Enlightenment ⓘ
event	assassinated at a masked ball at the Royal Opera in Stockholm ⓘ
father	Adolf Frederick of Sweden ⓘ
founded	Gustavian Opera House ⓘ surface form: Gustavian Opera Swedish Academy ⓘ
implementedPolicy	centralization of royal authority ⓘ promotion of religious tolerance for some minorities ⓘ reform of criminal law ⓘ
inspiredWork	Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Un ballo in maschera" ⓘ
knownFor	abolishing torture in Sweden ⓘ founding the Swedish Academy ⓘ opera and theatre patronage ⓘ patronage of arts and culture ⓘ reforming Swedish legal system ⓘ strengthening royal power in Sweden ⓘ supporting freedom of the press with limitations ⓘ
languageSpoken	French ⓘ Swedish ⓘ
mannerOfDeath	homicide ⓘ
memberOfRoyalHouse	House of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp ⓘ surface form: House of Holstein-Gottorp
mother	Louisa Ulrika of Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ
nativeLanguage	Swedish ⓘ
nobleTitle	Duke of Södermanland ⓘ
notableEvent	Coup of 1772 in Sweden ⓘ
notableWork	Constitution of Sweden ⓘ surface form: 1772 Swedish Constitution
occupation	king ⓘ statesman ⓘ
participantIn	League of Armed Neutrality (1780) ⓘ Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790) ⓘ
patronOf	fine arts ⓘ literature ⓘ opera ⓘ theatre ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Stockholm ⓘ Sweden ⓘ
placeOfDeath	Stockholm ⓘ Sweden ⓘ
politicalIdeology	enlightened absolutism ⓘ
positionHeld	King of Sweden ⓘ
predecessor	Adolf Frederick of Sweden ⓘ
religion	Lutheranism ⓘ
residence	Stockholm Palace ⓘ surface form: Royal Palace, Stockholm
sexOrGender	male ⓘ
sibling	Karl XIII of Sweden ⓘ surface form: Charles XIII of Sweden
spouse	Sophia Magdalena of Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ
startTime	1771-02-12 ⓘ
style	His Majesty the King ⓘ
successor	Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden ⓘ
victimOf	political conspiracy by Swedish nobles ⓘ