When Gustav III died, two weeks after the murderous shots at the opera ball in Stockholm in the spring of 1792, his son and heir to the throne Gustav Adolf was 13 years old. Therefore, a guardian government was appointed, under his uncle ...See moreWhen Gustav III died, two weeks after the murderous shots at the opera ball in Stockholm in the spring of 1792, his son and heir to the throne Gustav Adolf was 13 years old. Therefore, a guardian government was appointed, under his uncle Duke Karl. Gustav IV Adolf was installed as king in 1796. His regency was characterized by, among other things, of his disgust with Napoleon and his unrealistic view of Sweden's military strength, which led to a gradual decline in trust in him as Sovereign. A coup d'état was brewing. Written by
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