The Gustavians (Swedish: Gustavianerna) were a political faction in the Kingdom of Sweden who supported the absolutist regime of King Gustav III of Sweden, and sought after his assassination in 1792 to uphold his legacy and protect the interests of his descendants of the House of Holstein-Gottorp.
The term can also be used in a looser sense to refer to Swedes generally during the Gustavian era (i.e. the reigns of Gustav III and his son Gustav IV Adolf), in the same way that the word "Victorians" is used of Britons during the reign of Queen Victoria.
several leading Gustavians arrested and to marginalise the others; Armfelt himself escaped into exile. Fortunately for the Gustavians, Gustav Adolf himself...
The history of Sweden from 1772 to 1809 is better known as the Gustavian era of Kings Gustav III and Gustav IV, as well as the reign of King Charles XIII...
Gustavian style was the leading style in Swedish architecture, decor and crafts during the Gustavian era, inspired by French Neoclassicism. The style was...
houses are officially called the "Royal Opera", however the terms "The Gustavian Opera" and "The Oscarian Opera", or the "Old" and "New" Opera are used...
Bourbon dynasty, which was overthrown in the 1830 July Revolution. The Gustavians (Swedish: Gustavianerna) were a political movement in the Kingdom of Sweden...
The city of Uppsala is one of the oldest in Sweden. It has played a dominant role in the political, intellectual and historical development of the country...
This is a list of wars involving the Kingdom of Sweden. There are legendary accounts of Swedish kings well into prehistory and they are mentioned by Tacitus...
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cultural advancement continued into the eighteenth century, where the Gustavian era brought Stockholm's literature to its peak. Carl Linnaeus's scientific...
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pavilion to the arms dates to the middle of the 18th century. The so-called Gustavians worked unsuccessfully in the decades that followed Gustav IV Adolf's deposition...
During prehistoric times, Sweden was divided into three kingdoms; Svea, Göta and Vende. There were many wars fought between these kingdoms and eventually...
Thirty Years' War in 1630, Gustav II Adolph had transformed the Swedish (Gustavian) army into an army in which the cavalry fought with aggressive shock tactics...
In Swedish and Finnish history, Finland under Swedish rule is the historical period when the bulk of the area that later came to constitute Finland was...
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Staff School. p. 17. Massengale, James (1996). "The Enlightenment and the Gustavian Age". In Warme, Lars G. (ed.). A History of Swedish literature. University...
was succeeded in Sweden by the Gustavian period. Swedish neoclassicism is said to have begun around 1785. The Gustavian period was characterized by both...
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(complete list) – Charles XII, King (1697–1718) Sweden: Age of Liberty, Gustavian era (complete list) – Ulrika Eleonora, Queen Regnant (1718–1720) Frederick...
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