Talk:Jacob Johan Anckarström

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Move?[edit]

Nationalencyklopedin and se:Jacob Anckarström calls him Jacob Johan Anckarström. Why did Mic move him to Johan Jacob Anckarström? I think he should moved back to Jacob Johan Anckarström or perhaps Jacob Anckarström. --Martinl 09:41, 28 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Answer from User:Mic: "Possibly it was an attempt to adjust to practices used elsewhere, probably also Swedish Wikipedia at the time, but in vain as it may seem. The convention used in Nationalencyclopedin, and currently Swedish Wikipedia, is good enough for me, feel free to change it back. -- Mic 07:27, 29 Aug 2004 (UTC)" --Martinl 22:11, 29 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Really French?[edit]

Did the king and his assassins really speak French on this occasion? It seems rather peculiar... --- Someone else 06:00 16 Jul 2003 (UTC)

Not to me; until recently, French was a common language in royal courts across Europe. - Montréalais

Neither to me; Gustav III spoke French most of his time. --Martinl 09:41, 28 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Nothing strange about that. French was à la mode at the Swedish court and among the Swedish nobility at the time. Jonas Liljeström 23:26, 6 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The king did speak Frech after he was shot, to be precise. He did, in fact, quote the French king Henry IV, who said "ai, je suis blessé" when being assassinated in 1610. Gustav III was a great fan of Henry IV. Gustav's first word, though, was "aj". You would have said it too, if you were shot in the back. Gösta Sandell 06:56, 19 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Sourcing[edit]

I have no reason to think the Swedes are lying about it, but we could use a cite for the DOB, since Britannica has him being born in a different year. — $Llywelyn II$ 02:46, 17 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

How many pistols?[edit]

"The murder weapon was loaded with two balls, five shot and six bent nails."

and

"Anckarström . . . had thrown the pistol down as he left.[1] These were brought around to several gunsmiths the next morning and one who had repaired them for Anckarström recognized them and identified him as their owner." [My bolding].

An obvious contradiction here. Can anyone check some Swedish sources? {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 185.74.232.130 (talk) 09:43, 27 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

There were two pistols; he discharged one and intended to shoot himself with the other, but when the king did not die as expected, Anckarström threw away the second one. Gösta Sandell 06:59, 19 September 2019 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gösta Sandell (talk • contribs)