{"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": 10, "years": 9, "span": [1746, 1792], "span_label": ["1746 CE", "1792 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 3}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 2}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 2}, {"title": "Births", "count": 1}, {"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 1}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 1}], "also_known_as": ["Assassination of Gustav III", "Gustav III of Sweden"], "related": [{"slug": "sweden", "label": "Sweden", "shared": 5}, {"slug": "finland", "label": "Finland", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "tampere", "label": "Tampere", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "estonia", "label": "Estonia", "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": 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": 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": 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": "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"}}]}