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Gustavus Adolphus (9 December [N.S 19 December] 1594 – 6 November [N.S 16 November] 1632), also known in English as Gustav II Adolf or Gustav II Adolph, was King of Sweden from 1611 to 1632, and is credited with the rise of Sweden as a great European power (Swedish: Stormaktstiden).
Aug 10, 2022 · Adolphus’ mother demanded a dynastic marriage joining their house with foreign nobility and a match was found in Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg (l.1599-1655), daughter of John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg, a powerful German noble.
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Klara Hitler (1860–1907), mother; Alois Hitler Jr. (né Matzelsberger) (1882–1956), elder half-brother; Angela Hitler (1883–1949), elder half-sister; Four of Adolf's siblings died in infancy or early childhood of illnesses: Gustav Hitler (1885–1887), died of diphtheria; Ida Hitler (1886–1888), died of diphtheria
May 5, 2014 · Joshua Horn May 5, 2014. Gustavus Adolphus. Gustav Adolph, who we know by the Latinzied form of his name Gustavus Adolphus, was born to King Charles of Sweden on December 9th, 1594. He grew up in this era of turmoil in his native Sweden and the continent of Europe. He was raised as a warrior prince and taught the art of war.
Quick Facts. Nick Name: Hooknose, Gösta, The Golden King, The Lion of the North. Also Known As: Gustav II Adolf, Gustav II Adolph. Died At Age: 37. Family: Spouse/Ex-: Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg (m. 1620) father: Charles IX, King of Sweden. mother: Christina of Holstein-Gottorp.
Feb 7, 2022 · To Protestants, Gustav Adolphus is one of the greatest examples of a Christian king. He was known in his lifetime as “the Lion from the North”, “the Protector of Protestantism” and “the Deliverer of Germany”. His timely intervention stopped the onward march and devastation caused by the Catholic League and the Austrian Empire.
Holst's mother, Clara, was a piano student of Adolph when first they met. Clara's great - great grandmother was from Spain, where she had been an actress. She was soon married to an Irishman and moved to Ireland.
