{"slug": "gustav-iii", "label": "Gustav III", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustav_III", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q52930", "qid": "Q52930", "description": "King of Sweden from 1771 to 1792 (1746–1792)", "entries": 17, "years": 12, "span": [1746, 1792], "span_label": ["1746 CE", "1792 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 7}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 2}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 2}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 2}, {"title": "Births", "count": 1}, {"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 1}, {"title": "Health & Medicine", "count": 1}, {"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 1}], "also_known_as": ["Assassination of Gustav III", "Gustav III of Sweden"], "related": [{"slug": "sweden", "label": "Sweden", "shared": 6}, {"slug": "finland", "label": "Finland", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "tampere", "label": "Tampere", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "denmarknorway", "label": "Denmark–Norway", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "estonia", "label": "Estonia", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "riksdag", "label": "Riksdag", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1746, "year_label": "1746 CE", "section": "Births", "date": "January 24", "text": "January 24 – King Gustav III of Sweden (d. 1792)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360271173#Births", "title": "1746", "revid": 1360271173, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 1751, "year_label": "1751 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "January", "text": "January - Crown Prince Gustav is engaged to Sophia Magdalena of Denmark.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1279556810#Events", "title": "1751 in Sweden", "revid": 1279556810, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1756, "year_label": "1756 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "February", "text": "February - A conflict between the Riksdag and the King and the Queen result in the removal of the current governor of Crown Prince Gustav, who is replaced by a new one, appointed by the parliament.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371422939#Events", "title": "1756 in Sweden", "revid": 1371422939, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1766, "year_label": "1766 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "October 1", "text": "October 1 – Crown Prince Gustav of Sweden weds Princess Sophia Magdalena of Denmark. They become King Gustav III and Queen Consort Sophia of Sweden upon his ascension to the throne in 1771.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1358061260#October–December", "title": "1766", "revid": 1358061260, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1766, "year_label": "1766 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "November 4", "text": "4 November – The wedding between Crown Prince Gustav and Sophia Magdalena of Denmark in Stockholm.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1279556917#Events", "title": "1766 in Sweden", "revid": 1279556917, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1770, "year_label": "1770 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "November 8", "text": "8 November – Crown Prince Gustav and his youngest brother travel to Paris.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367234970#Events", "title": "1770 in Sweden", "revid": 1367234970, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1771, "year_label": "1771 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "February 12", "text": "February 12 – Upon the death of Adolf Frederick, he is succeeded as King of Sweden by his son Gustav III. At the time, however, Gustav is unaware of this, since he is abroad in Paris; the news of his father's death reaches him about a month later.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1363214109#January–_March", "title": "1771", "revid": 1363214109, "section": "Events › January– March"}}, {"year": 1771, "year_label": "1771 CE", "section": "Health & Medicine", "date": "March 1", "text": "1 March - The news of the King's death reach Gustav III of Sweden in Paris.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1279556949#Events", "title": "1771 in Sweden", "revid": 1279556949, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1771, "year_label": "1771 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "May 30", "text": "30 May - Gustav III of Sweden returns to Sweden as monarch.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1279556949#Events", "title": "1771 in Sweden", "revid": 1279556949, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1772, "year_label": "1772 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "August 21", "text": "August 21 – A coup d'état by King Gustav III is completed by adopting a new Constitution, ending half a century of parliamentary rule in Sweden, and making him an enlightened despot.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362979438#July–September", "title": "1772", "revid": 1362979438, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1775, "year_label": "1775 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "November 17", "text": "November 17 – The city of Kuopio, Finland (belonging to Sweden at this time) is founded by King Gustav III of Sweden.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365589248#July–December", "title": "1775", "revid": 1365589248, "section": "Events › July–December"}}, {"year": 1779, "year_label": "1779 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "October 1", "text": "October 1 – The city of Tampere, Finland (belonging to Sweden at this time) is founded by King Gustav III of Sweden.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370567590#October–December", "title": "1779", "revid": 1370567590, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1789, "year_label": "1789 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "February 21", "text": "February 21 – King Gustav III enforces the Union and Security Act, delivering the coup de grace to Sweden's 70-year-old parliamentarian system, in favor of absolute monarchy.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368818853#January–March", "title": "1789", "revid": 1368818853, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1790, "year_label": "1790 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "March", "text": "March – Norwegian merchants meet Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt, as representative of King Gustav III of Sweden, to discuss military hjelp from Sweden to end the Danish-Norwegian union, at Eda, Sweden.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1262023986#Events", "title": "1790 in Norway", "revid": 1262023986, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1790, "year_label": "1790 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "May 13", "text": "May 13 – Battle of Reval: Gustav III of Sweden sends the battlefleet to eliminate the Russian squadron wintering at Reval (Estonia), but is defeated; 8 Russians, 130 Swedes are killed, up to 520 captured, 1 ship is burnt, another captured.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1361336081#April–June", "title": "1790", "revid": 1361336081, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1792, "year_label": "1792 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "March 16", "text": "March 16 – Assassination of Gustav III: King Gustav III of Sweden is shot in the back by Jacob Johan Anckarström, at a midnight masquerade at the Royal Opera in Stockholm; he lives until March 29, and is then succeeded by his 14-year-old son, Gustav IV Adolf.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1359853540#January–March", "title": "1792", "revid": 1359853540, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1792, "year_label": "1792 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "March 29", "text": "March 29 – King Gustav III of Sweden (assassinated) (b. 1746)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1359853540#January–June", "title": "1792", "revid": 1359853540, "section": "Deaths › January–June"}}]}