The history of Sweden from 1772 to 1809 is better known as the Gustavian era of Kings Gustav III and Gustav IV, as well as the reign of King Charles XIII...

plans during the era, of which those for the ridges surrounding today's old town still stands. In accordance to the mercantilism of the era, trade and industry...

became the first woman to graduate from a university in Sweden. During this era many university buildings were erected. In 1841 the new university library...

Early History Middle Ages (1050–1397) Kalmar Union (1397–1521) Early Vasa era (1521–1611) Great Power Emerging Great Power (1611–1648) Swedish Empire (1648–1718)...

west. The history of Sweden from 1772 to 1809 is better known as the Gustavian era of Kings Gustav III and Gustav IV, as well as the reign of King Charles...

also be used in a looser sense to refer to Swedes generally during the Gustavian era (i.e. the reigns of Gustav III and his son Gustav IV Adolf), in the...

Count Gustaf Philip Creutz (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈɡɵ̂sːtav ˈfǐːlɪp ˈkrœjts]; 1 May 1731 in Anjala, Finland – 30 October 1785 in Stockholm), was a Swedish...

Count Georg Magnus Sprengtporten (16 December 1740 – 13 October 1819) was a Finland–Swedish politician, count, baron, and general of the infantry. Sprengtporten...

earlier, when he paid an anonymous visit to the celebrated medium of the Gustavian era, Ulrica Arfvidsson. She was often employed by his brother, Duke Charles...

Gustavian style was the leading style in Swedish architecture, decor and crafts during the Gustavian era, inspired by French Neoclassicism. The style was...

Count Lars von Engeström (24 December 1751 – 19 August 1826) was a Swedish statesman and diplomat. He served as the first Prime Minister for Foreign Affairs...

The Anjala conspiracy (Swedish: Anjalaförbundet, Finnish: Anjalan liitto) of 1788 was a scheme by disgruntled Swedish officers to end Gustav III's Russian...

The Russo-Swedish War of 1788–1790 was fought between Sweden and Russia from June 1788 to August 1790. The war was ended by the Treaty of Värälä on 14...

Clas på Hörnet is a hotel and restaurant on Surbrunnsgatan in Vasastan, Stockholm, Sweden, located to the northeast of the Stockholm School of Economics...

Count Fredrik Axel von Fersen (5 April 1719 – 24 April 1794) was a Swedish statesman and soldier of Baltic German descent. He served as Lord Marshal of...

at the expense of the Riksdag. It remained in force throughout the Gustavian era, until replaced by the 1809 Instrument of Government as a result of...

Funeral of Gustav III Gustav III of Sweden's coffee experiment Gustavian era Gustavians Gustavian style History of Sweden List of coups d'état and coup attempts...

the freedom of the press. He did this solely, however, to reverse the Gustavian system, and persecuted the stalwarts of the late king (e.g. Armfelt, and...

cultural advancement continued into the eighteenth century, where the Gustavian era brought Stockholm's literature to its peak. Carl Linnaeus's scientific...

Count Johan Christopher Toll (1 February 1743 – 21 May 1817) was a Swedish statesman and soldier. He was born in Mölleröd, Scania (now part of Hässleholm...

Liberty and ushered in the period of absolute monarchy known as the Gustavian era. Sprengtporten's father was Baron Magnus Wilhelm Sprengtporten, who...

The Union and Security Act (Swedish: Förenings- och säkerhetsakten, Finnish: Yhdistys- ja vakuuskirja), alternatively Act of Union and Security, was proposed...

The following is a timeline of the History of Uppsala. ca 1000 BC – Håga mound. ca 800 BC – Granhammarsmannen. ca 0 – Yngvi found the city of Gamla Uppsala...

was an important member of the cultural elite in Stockholm during the Gustavian era. He was popular among women because of his beauty and because of his...

Sara Elisabeth "Sara Lisa" von Linné (née Moræa; 26 April 1716 – 20 April 1806) was married to Carl Linnaeus and was mother to Carl Linnaeus the Younger...

Fersen, were Swedish ladies-in-waiting and leading socialites of the Gustavian age. Von Fersen's ancestors came from Estonia to Sweden at the time of...

Johan Tobias Sergel (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈsæ̌rɡɛl]; 7 September 1740 in Stockholm – 26 February 1814 in Stockholm) was a Swedish neoclassical sculptor...

Pauli was the leading fashion milliner and modiste in Sweden during the Gustavian era. Caroline Reboux was a renowned milliner of the 19th and early 20th...

Walhalla-orden was a secret society founded in the early part of 1783 in the Sveaborg (today, in Finnish: Suomenlinna) fortress outside Helsinki, Finland...

Sophie Hagman and her contemporaries. Notes from Stockholm during the Gustavian age") Second edition. Wahlström & Widstrand, Stockholm (1911) Bergman...