Gustavus III of Sweden

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:King
gptkbp:birthDate 1746-01-24
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Gustav_III
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Stockholm,_Sweden
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Riddarholmen_Church
gptkbp:causeOfDeath gunshot wound
gptkbp:child gptkb:Gustav_IV_Adolf_of_Sweden
gptkbp:coronationDate 1772-05-29
gptkbp:deathDate 1792-03-29
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Stockholm,_Sweden
gptkbp:education gptkb:Uppsala_University
gptkbp:father gptkb:Adolf_Frederick_of_Sweden
gptkbp:house gptkb:House_of_Holstein-Gottorp
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gustavus III of Sweden
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Enlightenment
gptkbp:killedBy 1792-03-16
gptkbp:knownFor abolishing torture in Sweden
opera patronage
reforming the Swedish constitution
theatre patronage
gptkbp:language gptkb:French
Swedish
gptkbp:monarchNumber gptkb:King_Gustav_III
gptkbp:moneda_durante_su_reinado gptkb:Riksdaler
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Louisa_Ulrika_of_Prussia
gptkbp:nationality Swedish
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Gustavian_coup_d'état_(1772)
gptkb:Russo-Swedish_War_(1788–1790)
Enlightened absolutism
Assassination at the masquerade ball
gptkbp:patronage gptkb:Royal_Swedish_Academy_of_Music
gptkb:Royal_Swedish_Academy_of_Arts
gptkb:Royal_Swedish_Opera
gptkb:Royal_Swedish_Academy_of_Letters,_History_and_Antiquities
gptkbp:portrait gptkb:Alexander_Roslin
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Adolf_Frederick_of_Sweden
gptkbp:reignEnd 1792-03-29
gptkbp:reignStart 1771-02-12
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Lutheranism
gptkbp:sibling gptkb:Charles_XIII_of_Sweden
gptkb:Frederick_Adolf,_Duke_of_Östergötland
gptkb:Sophia_Albertina,_Abbess_of_Quedlinburg
gptkbp:signature Gustav III signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Sophia_Magdalena_of_Denmark
gptkbp:style gptkb:His_Majesty
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Gustav_IV_Adolf_of_Sweden
gptkbp:title gptkb:King
gptkb:Grand_Duke_of_Finland
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Portrait_of_Gustavus_III_of_Sweden
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6