03/29/1809 AD abdicated
On 29 March Gustav IV Adolf, to save the crown for his son, voluntarily abdicated; but on 10 May the Riksdag of the Estates, dominated by the army, declared that not merely Gustav but his whole family had forfeited the throne, perhaps an excuse to exclude his family from succession based on the rumors of his illegitimacy.
A more likely cause, however, is that the revolutionaries feared that Gustav's son, if he inherited the throne, would avenge his father's deposition when he came of age.
Subjects Who or What abdicated?
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Gustav IV Adolf King of Sweden 179...
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Sweden Nordic country in Northe...
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