Gustav III of Sweden

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:King_of_Norway
gptkbp:artist gptkb:Alexander_Roslin
gptkb:Gustav_Lundberg
gptkbp:birth_date 1746-01-24
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Riddarholmen_Church
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Coup_d'état_of_1809
gptkbp:cultural_contribution Supported the arts and sciences
Established the Royal Swedish Opera
Promoted Swedish opera
gptkbp:cultural_impact Influenced Swedish literature
Influenced Swedish music
Influenced Swedish theater
gptkbp:death_date 1792-03-29
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:House_of_Holstein-Gottorp
gptkbp:famous_quote " The arts are the foundation of a great nation."
" The theatre is a mirror of the world."
" I have no other ambition than to be a good king."
" I will not be a king of the people, but a king of the nobility."
" I am the king of the Swedes, and I will be a king of the Swedes."
gptkbp:father gptkb:Frederick,_Duke_of_Uppland
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gustav III of Sweden
gptkbp:influence Swedish Enlightenment
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:Cultural_patronage
Constitutional changes
Theater reforms
gptkbp:legacy Political reforms in Sweden
Modernization of Sweden
Cultural flourishing in Sweden
gptkbp:military_conflict gptkb:Russo-Swedish_War_(1788–1790)
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Louisa_Ulrika_of_Sweden
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Swedish
gptkbp:nickname The Theatre King
gptkbp:political_position Absolute monarchy
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Frederick_I_of_Sweden
gptkbp:reign 1771-1792
gptkbp:relationship gptkb:Catherine_the_Great
gptkb:Frederick_the_Great
gptkb:Louis_XVI_of_France
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Lutheranism
gptkbp:significant_event Gustavian era
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Sophia_Magdalena_of_Denmark
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Gustav_IV_Adolf_of_Sweden
gptkbp:was_executed_by 1792
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gustavian_Architecture
gptkb:Swedish_East_India_Company
gptkb:Royal_Swedish_Academy_of_Letters,_History_and_Antiquities
gptkb:Gustavia
gptkb:Order_of_the_Polar_Star
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5