Gustavus Meaning

There are 6 meaning(s) for word Gustavus

Meaning 1 : king of Sweden who kept Sweden neutral during both World War I and II (1858-1950)

    Synonyms : gustavus v
Meaning 2 : king of Sweden whose victories in battle made Sweden a European power; his domestic reforms made Sweden a modern state; in 1630 he intervened on the Protestant side of the Thirty Years' War and was killed in the battle of Lutzen (1594-1632)

    Synonyms : gustavus adolphus,  gustavus ii
Meaning 3 : king of Sweden who established Lutheranism as the state religion (1496-1560)

    Synonyms : gustavus i
Meaning 4 : king of Sweden whose losses to Napoleon I led to his being deposed in 1809 (1778-1837)

    Synonyms : gustavus iv
Meaning 5 : the last king of Sweden to have any real political power (1882-1973)

    Synonyms : gustavus vi
Meaning 6 : king of Sweden who increased the royal power and waged an unpopular war against Russia (1746-1792)

    Synonyms : gustavus iii


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