GUSTAV III

(1746-1792)

The king of Sweden from 1771 until his assasination during a masked ball in 1792, Gustav III had deep literary and cultural interests and forged strong cultural ties with France. Having hadOlof von Dalinas his tutor, the king later collaborated withJohan Henric Kellgrenon several librettos. King Gustav III was a patron of the great poetCarl Michael Bellmanand is often credited with having created Swedishtheater.

See alsoAlmqvist, Carl Jonas Love.