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Gustav III King 1746 - 1792 #198559943
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Hutchinson`s History of the Nations 1915 -Gustav III 1746 ââ¬â 29 March 1792 was King of Sweden from 1771 until his assassination in 1792. His successful leadership in the Battle of Svensksund averted a complete military defeat and signified that Swedish military might was to be countenanced. King Gustav III was shot by Jacob Johan Anckarström on 16 March 1792, at a masked ball at the Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm. It later transpired that Anckarström was part of a group of conspirators who had decided to assassinate `the tyrant`.
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