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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).
- 30 October 1611 – 6 November 1632
- Christina of Holstein-Gottorp
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Mar 11, 2024 · Gustavus Adolphus (born December 9, 1594, Stockholm, Sweden—died November 6, 1632, Lützen, Saxony [now in Germany]) was the king of Sweden (1611–32) who laid the foundations of the modern Swedish state and made it a major European power. Early years of reign. Gustavus was the eldest son of Charles IX and his second wife, Christina of
Aug 10, 2022 · Gustavus Adolphus (l. 1594-1632; r. 1611-1632) was the King of Sweden who elevated his country to a major power in the 17th century. He also is traditionally recognized as the "Father of Modern Warfare " for his military innovations and his tactics have been studied since by generals including Napoleon Bonaparte and George S. Patton.
- Joshua J. Mark
Gustavus Adolphus - Swedish Monarch, Thirty Years War, Reformer | Britannica. Contents. Home Politics, Law & Government World Leaders Kings. Entrance into the Thirty Years’ War. The motives prompting his intervention have long been a subject of historical controversy.
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Jul 5, 2017 · Gustavus II Adolphus, Sweden’s legendary ‘Lion of the North,’ was a master tactician, a fearsome frontline fighter and a successful nation builder. A 15th century prophecy averred that a series of disasters would end only when a golden lion emerged from the north to defeat the eagle of devastation.
King Gustavus Adolphus, Breitenfeld, and the Birthplace of Modern War - Warfare History Network. Brutal mercenary armies such as the one depicted in this seventeenth century painting criss-crossed Germany during the Thirty Years War, leaving death and destruction in their wake. This article appears in: June 2005. By Louis Ciotola.
