{geni:occupation} konung av Sverige (29 March, 1792 - 29 March, 1809), kronprins av Sverige (1 November, 1778 - 29 March, 1792), prins av Sverige, Rey de Suecia 1792-1809, Svensk kung 1792-1809, Kung i Sverige 1792-1809
He was king under the regency of his uncle from 1792 until 1800, when he
was crowned. Gustav was a reactionary and despotic ruler. His hatred of
the French Republic prompted him to join the Third Coalition against
Napoleon, a move that resulted in the loss of Pomerania to France in 1807
and Finland to Russia in 1808. The following year the Swedish nobles
forced him to abdicate and adopted a charter providing for a
constitutional monarchy. Gustav died in exile. He was succeeded by his
uncle, Charles XIII.