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Gustav III of Sweden

The Royal Court Parish, 24 Jan 1746 – The Royal Court Parish, 29 Mar 1792

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Facts and their sources

  • Born24 Jan 1746, The Royal Court Parishnot verified1 source
  • TitleMonarch of Sweden, 1771–1792not verified1 source
  • EventTreaty of Väräläor assassination of Gustav III of Sweden · Union and Security Actnot verified1 source
  • EventUnion and Security Actor assassination of Gustav III of Sweden · Treaty of Värälänot verified1 source
  • EventAssassination of Gustav III of Swedenor Treaty of Värälä · Union and Security Actnot verified1 source
  • Died29 Mar 1792, The Royal Court Parishnot verified1 source
  • FatherAdolf Fredrik of Swedennot verified1 source
  • MotherLouisa Ulrika of Prussianot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 24 Jan 1746

    Born in The Royal Court Parish

  2. 1771–1792

    Monarch of Sweden

  3. 1778–1782

    2 children are born

  4. 29 Mar 1792

    Dies in The Royal Court Parish, aged 46

Family

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Children · 2

During his lifetime

He lived through 6 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around The Royal Court Parish.

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The 1740s · Gustav III is born in The Royal Court Parish

What people wore

Shiny head-cloths for feast days

On feast days, women polished their white linen head-cloths by rubbing them with a smooth glass rod until they were shiny.

Getting around

Winter sledding for heavy transport

During the winter, when snow and ice created smooth surfaces, it was much easier to transport heavy and bulky goods by sled than in the muddy conditions of spring and autumn.

At the table

Grain-based diet and survival mixtures

Ordinary Swedish families relied on a grain-based diet, consuming bread, porridge, and gruel as their primary energy sources. To extend limited grain supplies during spring, common people frequently mixed their flour with alternative ingredients like chaff, bark, or various plants.

War of the Austrian Succession. When Maria Theresa inherited the Habsburg lands, Prussia seized Silesia and much of Europe joined the fight.In Europe · 1740–1748

War of the Austrian Succession. When Maria Theresa inherited the Habsburg lands, Prussia seized Silesia and much of Europe joined the fight.

DavidDijkgraaf · CC0

Music

Folk instruments and church singing style

Common folk instruments in this period included the nyckelharpa, hurdy-gurdy, and drums, while country church congregational singing was often described by clergy as shrill and heterophonous.

Daily life

Cooking with the large iron pot

The large iron or bronze cooking pot remained the primary tool for preparing food in most households throughout this period. In many rural homes, these pots were among the most expensive individual items owned.

What it cost

Rising cost of rye relative to wages

Between 1770 and 1784, the price of rye was 31 percent higher relative to the wages of day-workers compared to the period of 1735 to 1744.