Gustavus III
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Marie Antoinette, chivalric devotion of Count de Fersen for, 15; her correspondence with him, 16; places absolute confidence in Gustavus III.,
From Marie Antoinette and the Downfall of Royalty by Imbert de Saint-Amand, Arthur Léon, baron
To the 'King of Sweden' late was added in the second edition; Gustavus III having been assassinated in March 1792.
From Life of Johnson, Volume 3 1776-1780 by Hill, George Birkbeck Norman
It was here that the deaths of Louis XVI and Gustavus III of Sweden are said to have been decreed.
From Secret Societies And Subversive Movements by Webster, Nesta H.
It contains some good paintings, and a fine gallery of statues, chiefly antique, collected by the taste and munificence of Gustavus III.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 277, October 13, 1827 by Various
In 1786, however, a marriage was negotiated for her with the Swedish ambassador, the Baron de Staël, who was at that time a special favourite of Gustavus III.
From Historical and Political Essays by Lecky, William Edward Hartpole
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