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