Definition of Gustavus

Noun: Gustavus  gu'stey-vus

1. King of Sweden who kept Sweden neutral during both World War I and II (1858-1950)
   - Gustavus V
    
2. The last king of Sweden to have any real political power (1882-1973)
   - Gustavus VI
    
3. King of Sweden who increased the royal power and waged an unpopular war against Russia (1746-1792)
   - Gustavus III
    
4. King of Sweden who established Lutheranism as the state religion (1496-1560)
   - Gustavus I
    
5. 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)
   - Gustavus II, Gustavus Adolphus
    
6. King of Sweden whose losses to Napoleon I led to his being deposed in 1809 (1778-1837)
   - Gustavus IV

See also:
gustatory
gusted

Anagrams containing the word Gustavus

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