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Gustav, Prince of Vasa
1799Nov, 9

Gustav, Prince of Vasa

Gustav, Prince of Vasa (d. 1877)
Prince Gustav Vasa, Count Itterburg (German: Gustav, Prinz von Wasa; 9 November 1799 at Stockholm – 4 August/5 August 1877 at Pillnitz), born Crown Prince of Sweden and later called Gustaf Gustafsson von Holstein-Gottorp, Prince of Vasa, was the son of King Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden and Queen Frederica. His Austrian princely title (from 1829) was actually spelled Wasa.

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  • 4May

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  • 27May

    Battle of Winterthur (1799)

    War of the Second Coalition: Austrian forces defeat the French at Winterthur, Switzerland.
  • 25Jul

    Battle of Abukir (1799)

    At Abu Qir in Egypt, Napoleon I of France defeats 10,000 Ottomans under Mustafa Pasha.
  • 9Nov

    Coup of 18 Brumaire

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