HRH Prince Gustav of Sweden
✶ 13 November 1746 at Wrangel Palace (Wrangelska Palatset), Stockholm
✟ 29 March 1792 at The Royal Palace of Stockholm
Knight of the Royal Orders
17 April 1748
Took his seat 28 April 1762
Grand Master 12 February 1771
motto
- Flore et fructu (By first blooming and then bearing fruit 1748)
- Fäderneslandet (The fatherland) (1771)
shield
Painted 1775 by Lars Bolander. Cut in 1948 to fit in on an new placement.
other awards
Commander of the Order of the Sword 1748
Commander of the Order of the Polar Star 1748
Instituted the Order of Vasa 1772
Knight first class of the Order of the Sword with the Grand Cross 1790
Biography
Oldest son of Hereditary Prince (later King) Adolf Fredrik. Crown Prince 1751. Succeeded his father as King 1771 as Gustav III. Shot at a masked ball at the Royal Opera House in Stockholm on 16 March 1792 and died of his wounds on 29 March.
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