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King Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden 1778–1837 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 01 NOV 1778

Birth Location: Stockholm

Death Date: 07 FEB 1837

Death Location: Riddarholmen, Stockholms kommun, Stockholms län, Sweden

Father: Gustavus Zweden

Mother: Sophia Denemarken

Spouse(s): Queen Baden

Children(s): Princess Sweden, Gustaaf Zweden, Caecilia Zweden

King Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden was born in 1778 in Stockholm, the child of Gustavus Iii Van Zweden And Sophia Magdalena Van Denemarken. In 1778, King Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden resided in Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden. King Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden married Queen Frederica Of Baden, and had children including Caecilia Van Zweden, Gustaaf Van Zweden, Princess Sophie Of Sweden. King Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden passed away in 1837 in Riddarholmen, Stockholms kommun, Stockholms län, Sweden.

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Biography

  • King Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden was born in 1778 in Stockholm, the child of Gustavus Iii Van Zweden And Sophia Magdalena Van Denemarken.
  • In 1778, King Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden resided in Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden.
  • King Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden married Queen Frederica Of Baden, and had children including Caecilia Van Zweden, Gustaaf Van Zweden, Princess Sophie Of Sweden.
  • King Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden passed away in 1837 in Riddarholmen, Stockholms kommun, Stockholms län, Sweden.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

King Sweden's Ancestors

Self
King Sweden
1778–1837
Birth Place: Stockholm
Parents
Gustavus III van Zweden
1746–1792
Stockholm
Sophia (Magdalena van) Denemarken
1746–1813
Christiansborg
Grandparents
X (Adolph) Frederick
1710–1771
Schleswig, Kreis Schleswig-Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
X (Louise) Ulrica
1720–1782
Berlin, Germany
Frederic (V) ?
1723–1764
Louisa ?
1724–1751
of Great Britain, Ireland and Hanover
Great-Grandparents
Christian Sleeswijk-Holstein-Go
1673–1726
Albertine Baden-Durlach
1682–1755
Friedrich Preußen
1688–1740
Sophia Hannover
1687–1757
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Christian Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf
1641–1694
Friederike Denmark
1649–1704
Frederick Baden-Durlach
1647–1709
Augusta Holstein-Gottorp
1649–1728
Friedrich Preußen
1657–1713
Sophie Hannover
1668–1705
Sophie Brunswick-Lüneburg
1666–1726

King Sweden's Descendants

1.
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King (Gustav IV Adolf of) Sweden (01 NOV 1778–07 FEB 1837) m. Queen (Frederica of) Baden (12 MAR 1781–25 SEP 1826)
  1. 1. Princess (Sophie of) Sweden 1801–1865 m. Grand (Duke Leopold, of) Baden 1790–1852
    1. 1. Cecilia (Olga Princess of Baden,) Auguste 1839–1891 m. Mikhail ((Michael) Nicolaevich) Romanov-Holstein-Gottorp 1832–1909
      1. 1. Alexandre (Mikhailovitch) Romanov-Holstein-Gottorp 1859–1933
      2. 2. Grand (Duke Nicholas Mikhailovich Of Romanov Holstein Gottorp) Russia 1859–1919
      3. 3. Anastasia (Mikhailovna) Romanov 1860–1922
      4. 4. Grand (Duke Nicholas Mikhailovich) ? 1863–1919
      5. 5. Grand (Duke George Mikhailovich) ? 1863–1919
      6. 6. Alexandre (Mikhailovitch Romanov Holstein Gottorp Grand Duke of) Russia 1866–1933
      7. 7. Grand (Duke Sergei Mikhailovich) ? 1869–1918
      8. 8. Grand (Duke Alexander Mikhailovich) ? 1875–1895
  2. 2. Gustaaf (van) Zweden 1799–1877
  3. 3. Caecilia (van) Zweden 1807–1844

King Sweden's Timeline

4 Records

1778
01 NOV 1778
Birth of King Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden in Stockholm
Stockholm
1778
NOV 1778
King Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden was baptized in Stokholm, Stokholm, Sweden
Stokholm, Stokholm, Sweden
1778
1778
King Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden resided here in Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
1837
07 FEB 1837
Age 59
Death of King Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden in St. Gallen
St. Gallen

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 NOV 1778
    Event Place: Stockholm
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: NOV 1778
    Event Place: Stokholm, Stokholm, Sweden
    Record Source: Sweden, Select Baptisms, 1611-1909 - Ancestry.com - <i>Sweden, Baptisms, 1611-1920<i>. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1778
    Event Place: Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
    Record Source: Sweden, Select Baptisms, 1611-1909 - Ancestry.com - <i>Sweden, Baptisms, 1611-1920<i>. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 07 FEB 1837
    Event Place: St. Gallen
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Riddarholmen, Stockholms kommun, Stockholms län, Sweden
    Record Source: Sweden, Find a Grave Index, 1800s-Current - Ancestry.com

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