#OTD in #History 29 March 1792, 13 days after being shot in the
back at a midnight masquerade ball at #Stockholm's Royal Opera, King #GustavIII of #Sweden died. He was succeeded by Gustav IV Adolf. Below is the costume he was wearing when assassinated.
#GustavIII was born #OnThisDay in 1746, ruling #Sweden from 1771 until his assassination in 1792 provoked by his re-establishment of absolutism; #GiuseppeVerdi would dramatize the assassination in his #opera "Un Ballo in Maschera":
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#OTD in #History 29 March 1792, 13 days after being shot in the
back at a midnight masquerade ball at #Stockholm's Royal Opera, King #GustavIII of #Sweden died. He was succeeded by Gustav IV Adolf. Below is the costume he was wearing when assassinated.
#GustavIII was born #OnThisDay in 1746, ruling #Sweden from 1771 until his assassination in 1792 provoked by his re-establishment of absolutism; #GiuseppeVerdi would dramatize the assassination in his #opera "Un Ballo in Maschera":
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKBM...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustav_...
The Royal Armoury in Stockholm offers a glimpse into Sweden’s royal past with crown jewels, weapons, and historic outfits. Highlights include Gustav III’s blood-stained attire from his assassination at the old opera house.
#RoyalArmoury #StockholmHistory #GustavIII
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From archives of #MarsHillBlog On this day in 2021. A look at On this day in history. 1784, Elizabeth Thible becomes first woman to fly in an untethered hot air balloon #OTD #OnThisDay #ElizabethThible #HotAirBalloon #Aviation #GustavIII #Sweden #France paulburgin.blogspot.com/2021/06/on-t...
#GustavIII was born #OnThisDay in 1746, ruling #Sweden from 1771 until his assassination in 1792 provoked by his re-establishment of absolutism; #GiuseppeVerdi would dramatize the assassination in his #opera "Un Ballo in Maschera":
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKBM...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustav_...
