Gustavus III
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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
It absolved them from their allegiance to the estates, and bound them solely to obey their lawful king, Gustavus III.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" by Various
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
He even accepted a command in the foreign army under Gustavus III.
From Marie Antoinette and the Downfall of Royalty by Imbert de Saint-Amand, Arthur Léon, baron
Gustavus III desired amusement, not wisdom, from those about him.
From The Historical Nights' Entertainment First Series by Sabatini, Rafael
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