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Gustavus

Gustavus definition

Gus·ta·vus (gəs tā′vəs, gəs tä′vəs)

noun

(born Gustavus Eriksson Vasa) 1496-1560; king of Sweden (1523-60)
(born Gustavus Adolphus) 1594-1632; king of Sweden (1611-32): grandson of Gustavus I
1746-92; king of Sweden (1711-92)
1778-1837; king of Sweden (1792-1809); deposed: son of Gustavus III

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