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Gustavus VI
(Encyclopedia) Gustavus VI (Gustaf Adolf), 1882–1973, king of Sweden (1950–73), son and successor of Gustavus V. After the death (1920) of his first wife, Princess Margaret of Connaught, he married (…Charles XVI Gustavus
(Encyclopedia) Charles XVI Gustavus (Carl Gustaf), 1946–, king of Sweden (1973–), grandson and successor of Gustavus VI; son of Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden and Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha…Rehnskiöld, Karl Gustaf
(Encyclopedia) Rehnskiöld, Karl GustafRehnskiöld, Karl Gustafkärl gŭsˈtäv rānˈshöld [key], 1651–1722, Swedish field marshal. One of the ablest lieutenants of Charles XII in the Northern War, he…Fröding, Gustaf
(Encyclopedia) Fröding, GustafFröding, Gustafgŭsˈtäv fröˈdĭng [key], 1860–1911, Swedish lyric poet. His first two volumes of poems, Guitar and Concertina (1891) and New Poems (1894), both translated…Gustaf Adolf
(Encyclopedia) Gustaf Adolf: see Gustavus VI.Carl XVI Gustaf
(Encyclopedia) Carl XVI Gustaf: see Charles XVI Gustavus.Wrangel, Karl Gustaf
(Encyclopedia) Wrangel, Karl GustafWrangel, Karl Gustafkärl g&oomacr;ˈstäf vränˈgĕl [key], 1613–76, Swedish general and admiral. After distinguishing himself in land campaigns in the Thirty Years…Franzén, Frans Michael
(Encyclopedia) Franzén, Frans MichaelFranzén, Frans Michaelfräns mēˈkäĕl fränsānˈ [key], 1772–1847, Swedish poet, a bishop, b. Finland. He became professor of philosophy at Åbo in 1798. His Ode to…Nordenskjöld, Nils Otto Gustaf
(Encyclopedia) Nordenskjöld, Nils Otto Gustaf, 1869–1928, Swedish geographer and explorer, nephew of Nils Adolf Erik Nordenskjöld. He headed an expedition to Patagonia (1895–97) and later explored…Dalén, Nils Gustaf
(Encyclopedia) Dalén, Nils Gustaf, 1869–1937, Swedish engineer. Dalén joined the Gas Accumulator Company (later reorganized as the Swedish Gas Accumulator Company and known as AGA) in 1901 and…Trending
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