See Also: Knee Spavin - Horse Racing(gambling)
Gustav II Adolf(encyclopedia)
Gustav IV Adolf(encyclopedia)
Bog Spavin - Horse Racing(gambling)
Spavin - Horse Racing(gambling)
Jack Spavin - Horse Racing(gambling)
Bone Spavin - Horse Racing(gambling)
Over at the Knee - Horse Racing(gambling)
Back at the Knee - Horse Racing(gambling)
Open Knee - Horse Racing(gambling)

Knee Spavin - Horse Racing (gambling) and Gustav IV Adolf (sh)


Knee Spavin - Horse Racing (gambling)


Bony growth at back of knee on inner side.

Gustav IV Adolf (sh)




born Nov. 1, 1778, Stockholm, Swed.
died Feb. 7, 1837, Sankt Gallen, Switz.

King of Sweden (1800-09).

Son of the assassinated Gustav III, he came to the throne in 1792 under the regency of his uncle Charles, duke of S?dermanland (later Charles XIII). In 1805 Gustav brought Sweden into the European coalition against Napoleon. When Russia joined with France in 1807, Gustav remained in the field, though he knew it would mean a Russian attack on Finland. Denmark-Norway also declared war on Sweden, causing the loss of additional territory. In 1809 Gustav was overthrown in a coup, and his heirs were declared ineligible to succeed him. He and his family left Sweden for exile, settling in Switzerland.