Skip to definition.

Noun: Gustavus  gu'stey-vus
  1. The last king of Sweden to have any real political power (1882-1973)
    - Gustavus VI
  2. King of Sweden who kept Sweden neutral during both World War I and II (1858-1950)
    - Gustavus V
  3. King of Sweden who increased the royal power and waged an unpopular war against Russia (1746-1792)
    - Gustavus III
  4. King of Sweden whose losses to Napoleon I led to his being deposed in 1809 (1778-1837)
    - Gustavus IV
    - Gustavus II, Gustavus Adolphus
  6. King of Sweden who established Lutheranism as the state religion (1496-1560)
    - Gustavus I

Type of: king, male monarch, Rex

Encyclopedia: Gustavus, Crown Prince of Sweden