Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Gustavus V Biography and Timeline

Follow Gustavus V through 2 dated historical records for Sweden.

Gustavus V, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

2Distinct records
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1907–1940Years on this page

1907

Succession

King · Stockholm · House / House of Bernadotte

Succeeds as King of Sweden

Role range: 1907-1950

1940

Peace

King · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Offers to mediate for peace between Great Britain & Germany

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1907-1950

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.