Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden

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King of Sweden early modern ruler human military commander monarch

Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden was a 17th-century Swedish king renowned as a brilliant military commander and key figure of the Thirty Years' War who transformed Sweden into a major European power.

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Label Occurrences
Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden canonical 57
Gustav II Adolf 5
Gustav II Adolf of Sweden 3

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf King of Sweden ⓘ
early modern ruler ⓘ
human ⓘ
military commander ⓘ
monarch ⓘ
alliance France ⓘ
Protestant Union ⓘ
surface form: Protestant states of the Holy Roman Empire
battle Battle of Breitenfeld (1631) ⓘ
Battle of Lützen (1632) ⓘ
Battle of Rain (Lech) ⓘ
Battle of Trzciana ⓘ
birthDate 1594-12-09 ⓘ
birthPlace Stockholm ⓘ
Sweden ⓘ
causeOfDeath killed in action ⓘ
child Queen Christina of Sweden ⓘ
surface form: Christina of Sweden
conflict Ingrian War ⓘ
Kalmar War ⓘ
Polish–Swedish wars ⓘ
surface form: Polish–Swedish War

Thirty Years' War ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Sweden ⓘ
deathDate 1632-11-06 ⓘ
deathPlace Electorate of Saxony ⓘ
Lützen ⓘ
era Age of Absolutism ⓘ
Thirty Years' War ⓘ
father Charles IX of Sweden ⓘ
fullName Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Gustavus Adolphus
house House of Vasa ⓘ
languageSpoken German ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
Swedish ⓘ
legacy considered one of the greatest military commanders in history ⓘ
credited with establishing Sweden as a major Baltic and European power ⓘ
militaryRank general ⓘ
mother Christina of Holstein-Gottorp ⓘ
nativeName Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Gustav II Adolf
nativeNameLanguage Swedish ⓘ
nickname The Golden King ⓘ
The Lion of the North ⓘ
notableFor military innovations in tactics and organization ⓘ
military leadership in the Thirty Years' War ⓘ
transforming Sweden into a great European power ⓘ
placeOfBurial Riddarholmen Church ⓘ
positionHeld King of Sweden ⓘ
predecessor Charles IX of Sweden ⓘ
reignEnd 1632 ⓘ
reignStart 1611 ⓘ
religion Lutheranism ⓘ
spouse Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg ⓘ
successor Queen Christina of Sweden ⓘ
surface form: Christina of Sweden

Referenced by (76)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

University of Tartu → founder → Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden ⓘ
Gothenburg → foundedBy → Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden ⓘ
Swedish Empire → notableRuler → Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden ⓘ
Frederick V, Elector Palatine → child → Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gustavus Adolphus, Prince Palatine of the Rhine
Thirty Years' War → notableCommander → Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden ⓘ
Charles X Gustav of Sweden → relative → Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden ⓘ
Gustav Adolf Steengracht von Moyland → givenName → Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gustav Adolf
Riddarholmen Church → burialPlaceOf → Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gustav II Adolf of Sweden
Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl of Leven → servedUnder → Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden ⓘ
Swedish Army → foundedBy → Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gustav II Adolf of Sweden
Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden → fullName → Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gustavus Adolphus
Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden → nativeName → Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gustav II Adolf
Academia Gustaviana → foundedBy → Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden ⓘ
Academia Gustaviana → namedAfter → Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden ⓘ
Charles IX of Sweden → successor → Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden ⓘ
Charles IX of Sweden → child → Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden ⓘ
Polish–Swedish wars → involves → Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden ⓘ
Stormaktstiden → significantRuler → Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gustav II Adolf
House of Vasa → hasMember → Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden ⓘ
Battle of Breitenfeld (1631) → commander → Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden ⓘ
Battle of Lützen (1632) → commander → Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden ⓘ
Battle of Lützen (1632) → opponentOf → Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden ⓘ
Battle of Lützen (1632) → death → Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden was killed in action
Swedish monarchy → notableHistoricalMonarch → Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden ⓘ
Gustav → borneBy → Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gustav II Adolf of Sweden
The Gustaf II Adolf statue in Gothenburg → depicts → Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden ⓘ
subject surface form: Gustaf II Adolf statue in Gothenburg
The Gustaf II Adolf statue in Gothenburg → subjectName → Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden ⓘ
subject surface form: Gustaf II Adolf statue in Gothenburg
this entity surface form: Gustavus Adolphus
The Gustaf II Adolf statue in Gothenburg → subjectName → Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden ⓘ
subject surface form: Gustaf II Adolf statue in Gothenburg
this entity surface form: Gustav II Adolf
The Gustaf II Adolf statue in Gothenburg → dedicatedTo → Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden ⓘ
subject surface form: Gustaf II Adolf statue in Gothenburg
Catherine of Sweden, Countess Palatine of Zweibrücken-Kleeburg → sibling → Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden ⓘ
Queen Christina of Sweden → father → Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden ⓘ
Queen Christina of Sweden → predecessor → Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden ⓘ
Tornio → foundedBy → Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden ⓘ
Gustav Adolfs torg → namedAfter → Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden ⓘ
Gustav Adolfs torg → hasStatueOf → Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden ⓘ
Lützen → commandedBy → Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden ⓘ
subject surface form: Battle of Lützen (1632)
Lützen → notableDeath → Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden ⓘ
subject surface form: Battle of Lützen (1632)
Kalmar War → commander → Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden ⓘ
Kalmar War → notableCommanderSide → Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden ⓘ
Battle of Rain (Lech) → commander → Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden ⓘ
Battle of Rain (Lech) → opponentOf → Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden ⓘ
The Lion of the North → refersTo → Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden ⓘ
The Lion of the North → appliedTo → Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gustavus II Adolph
The Lion of the North → epithetOf → Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gustavus Adolphus
The Golden King → refersTo → Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden ⓘ
The Golden King → appliedTo → Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden ⓘ
The Golden King → usedFor → Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden ⓘ
this entity surface form: emphasizing Gustavus Adolphus's royal status
The Golden King → refersToPersonMonarchNumbering → Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gustav II Adolf
Gustaviana Academy → foundedBy → Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden ⓘ
Gustaviana Academy → namedAfter → Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden ⓘ