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- noun king of Sweden whose losses to Napoleon I led to his being deposed in 1809 (1778-1837)
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Gustavus IV. cast in his fortunes on the side of the foes of France, and although in 1806-1807 Napoleon sought to detach him from the
The Governments of Europe Frederic Austin Ogg 1914
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Under this instrument the government of Gustavus III., and in even a larger measure that of Gustavus IV. (1792-1809), [804] was pronouncedly autocratic.
The Governments of Europe Frederic Austin Ogg 1914
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It is clear that Gustavus IV. was the ruler who insisted on making the restoration of the Bourbons the chief aim of the Third Coalition.
The Life of Napoleon I (Volume 2 of 2) John Holland Rose 1898
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Gustavus IV. defiantly refused Napoleon's proposals for a
The Life of Napoleon I (Volume 2 of 2) John Holland Rose 1898
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Moore, who had just returned from the Baltic, having found it hopeless to co-operate with Gustavus IV. of Sweden, was sent out soon afterwards to Portugal with a corps of some 10,000 men.
The Political History of England - Vol XI From Addington's Administration to the close of William IV.'s Reign (1801-1837) John Knight Fotheringham 1867
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Such a league had been proposed by Gustavus IV. of Sweden, early in 1804, but nothing definite was done till Pitt's ministry entered upon office.
The Political History of England - Vol XI From Addington's Administration to the close of William IV.'s Reign (1801-1837) John Knight Fotheringham 1867
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_; promoted to the rank of Vice-admiral of the red, 211; letter of Admiral Krusenstjerna to, 212; his judicious conduct in the disputes relative to the Swedish commerce, 213; interview with Gustavus IV. the deposed King of Sweden, 216; orders his conveyance to Yarmouth, _ib.
Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez. Vol II John Ross 1816
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