Gustavus III
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Unfortunately the Hohenzollern line was continued by a mediocre brother of Frederick II, but through his sister, Queen Ulrica, the line of genius lasted still another generation to Gustavus III of Sweden.
From Consanguineous Marriages in the American Population by Arner, George B. Louis
Jacobin Club, place of its meeting, 5; its affiliations, 6; Lafayette's remarks on, 9; joy of at, the death of Gustavus III.,
From Marie Antoinette and the Downfall of Royalty by Imbert de Saint-Amand, Arthur Léon, baron
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
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
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
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