King Gustav III (1771-1792) was a very contradictory person. He was a true aristocrat but at the same time cared about the poor. As king he was of course a supporter of a strong monarchy, but at the same time he pushed for Sweden to recognize the United States.
He himself had inherited a very old kingdom with a long history of being a monarchy.
He paid t…
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