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gustavus noun
Meaning : The last king of Sweden to have any real political power (1882-1973).
Synonyms : gustavus vi
Meaning : King of Sweden who kept Sweden neutral during both World War I and II (1858-1950).
Synonyms : gustavus v
Meaning : King of Sweden whose losses to Napoleon I led to his being deposed in 1809 (1778-1837).
Synonyms : gustavus iv
Meaning : King of Sweden who increased the royal power and waged an unpopular war against Russia (1746-1792).
Synonyms : gustavus iii
Meaning : 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 : King of Sweden who established Lutheranism as the state religion (1496-1560).
Synonyms : gustavus i
