Biography of Gustav III King Sweden 1746-1792

On 29th August 1744 [his father] Adolph Frederick King Sweden [aged 34] and [his mother] Louisa Ulrika of Prussia Queen Consort of Sweden [aged 24] were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia and [his grandmother] Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia [aged 57]. They were fourth cousin once removed. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.

On 24th January 1746 Gustav III King Sweden was born to [his father] Adolph Frederick King Sweden [aged 35] and [his mother] Louisa Ulrika of Prussia Queen Consort of Sweden [aged 25]. He a great x 4 grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.

On 1st October 1766 Gustav III King Sweden [aged 20] and Queen Sophia of Sweden [aged 20] were married. She the daughter of Frederick V King of Denmark and Norway and Louise Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway. He the son of Adolph Frederick King Sweden [aged 56] and Louisa Ulrika of Prussia Queen Consort of Sweden [aged 46]. They were second cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland. She a granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.

1771. Alexander Roslin [aged 52]. Portrait of Gustav III King Sweden [aged 24] and his brothers Charles XIII King Sweden [aged 22] and Frederick Adolph Duke of Östergötland [aged 20].

Charles XIII King Sweden: On 7th October 1748 he was born to Adolph Frederick King Sweden and Louisa Ulrika of Prussia Queen Consort of Sweden.. He a great x 4 grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland. In 1809 King Gustav IV of Sweden was compelled to abdicates by the Estates. Charles XIII King Sweden succeeded King Sweden, or acted as Regent. On 5th February 1818 Charles XIII King Sweden died.

Frederick Adolph Duke of Östergötland: On 18th July 1750 he was born to Adolph Frederick King Sweden and Louisa Ulrika of Prussia Queen Consort of Sweden.. He a great x 4 grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland. On 12th December 1803 Frederick Adolph Duke of Östergötland died.

On 12th May 1771 [his father] Adolph Frederick King Sweden [aged 60] died in Stockholm apparently after having consumed a large meal, consisting of lobster, caviar, sauerkraut, kippers and champagne, topped off with 14 servings of his favourite dessert: hetvägg, made of semla pastries served in bowls of hot milk.

Gustav III King Sweden [aged 25] succeeded King Sweden. [his wife] Queen Sophia of Sweden [aged 24] by marriage Queen Sweden.

On 29th May 1772 Gustav III King Sweden [aged 26] and [his wife] Queen Sophia of Sweden [aged 25] were crowned King and Queen of Sweden.

On 1st November 1778 [his son] King Gustav IV of Sweden was born to Gustav III King Sweden [aged 32] and [his wife] Queen Sophia of Sweden [aged 32]. He a great grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. Coefficient of inbreeding 2.73%. He married (1) 1797 his fifth cousin once removed Queen Fredrika Dorotea Vilhelmina.

On 25th August 1782 [his son] Prince Carl Gustav Duke of Småland was born to Gustav III King Sweden [aged 36] and [his wife] Queen Sophia of Sweden [aged 36]. He a great grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. Coefficient of inbreeding 2.73%. He died aged less than one years old.

On 29th March 1792 Gustav III King Sweden [aged 46] was assassinated. [his son] King Gustav IV of Sweden [aged 13] succeeded King Sweden.

The assassination of the king was enacted on the 16th of March 1792 at a masked ball at the Royal Opera House in Stockholm at midnight. Gustav had arrived earlier that evening to enjoy a dinner in the company of friends. During dinner, he received an anonymous letter that described a threat to his life written by the colonel of the Life Guards Carl Pontus Lilliehorn. After dinner the King continued through a corridor leading from the foyer towards the opera stage where the dancing took place. Anckarström took out the pistol from his left inner pocket, then either he or Ribbing pulled the trigger with the gun in Anckarström's hand. The king was carried back to his quarters, and the exits of the Opera were sealed. Anckarström was arrested the following morning and immediately confessed to the murder. The king had not been shot dead; he was alive and continued to function as head of state. However, the wound became infected, and on 29 March 1792. Gustav's funeral took place on 14 May 1792 at Riddarholmskyrkan.

On 21st August 1813 [his wife] Queen Sophia of Sweden [aged 67] died.