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Gustav IV Adolf
Portrait by Per Krafft the Younger, 1809
King of Sweden
Reign
29 March 1792 – 29 March 1809
Coronation
3 April 1800
Predecessor
Gustav III
Successor
Charles XIII
Regent
Charles, Duke of Södermanland (1792–1796)
Born
(1778-11-01)1 November 1778 Stockholm Palace, Kingdom of Sweden
Died
7 February 1837(1837-02-07) (aged 58) St. Gallen, Swiss Confederacy
Burial
29 May 1884
Riddarholm Church, Sweden-Norway
Spouse
Frederica of Baden
(m. 1797; div. 1812)
Issue
Gustav, Prince of Vasa
Sophie, Grand Duchess of Baden
Princess Amalia
Cecilia, Grand Duchess of Oldenburg
House
Holstein-Gottorp
Father
Gustav III of Sweden
Mother
Sophia Magdalena of Denmark
Religion
Lutheran
Signature
Swedish royalty
House of Holstein-Gottorp
Adolf Frederick
Children
Gustav III
Charles XIII
Prince Frederick Adolf, Duke of Östergötland
Princess Sophia Albertina
Gustav III
Children
Gustav IV Adolf
Prince Carl Gustav, Duke of Småland
Gustav IV Adolf
Children
Crown Prince Gustav, Prince of Vasa
Sophie, Grand Duchess of Baden
Prince Carl Gustaf, Duke of Småland
Princess Amalia
Cecilia, Grand Duchess of Oldenburg
Grandchildren:
Prince Louis
Carola, Queen of Saxony
Charles XIII
Children
Princess Louise Hedvig
Prince Carl Adolf, Duke of Värmland
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Gustav IV Adolf or Gustav IV Adolph[1] (1 November 1778 – 7 February 1837) was King of Sweden from 1792 until he was deposed in a coup in 1809. He was also the last Swedish monarch to be the ruler of Finland.
The occupation of Finland in 1808–09 by Russian forces was the immediate cause of Gustav Adolf's violent overthrow by officers of his own army. Following his abdication on 29 March 1809, an Instrument of Government was hastily written, which severely circumscribed the powers of the monarchy. The "Instrument" was adopted in 1809 on 6 June, the National Day of Sweden now as well as in his time. It remained in force until replaced in 1974. The crown, now with strictly limited powers, passed to Gustav Adolf's uncle Charles XIII.[2]
^David Williamson in Debrett's Kings and Queens of Europe ISBN 0-86350-194-X pp. 125, 134, 194, 207
^Cronholm, Neander N. (1902). A History of Sweden from the Earliest Times to the Present Day. ch 37 pp. 203–219
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