gustavus meaning and definition

GUSTAVUS noun

Definition of Gustavus (noun)

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