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.

Aliases (5)

Gustav II Adolf of Sweden ×2
Gustav Adolf ×1
Gustav II Adolf ×1
Gustavus Adolphus ×1
Gustavus Adolphus, Prince Palatine of the Rhine ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	King of Sweden → early modern ruler → human → military commander → monarch →
alliance	France → 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	Christina of Sweden →
conflict	Ingrian War → Kalmar War → 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 →
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	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	Christina of Sweden →

Referenced by (17)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Academia Gustaviana → Gothenburg → Swedish Army ("Gustav II Adolf of Sweden") →	foundedBy
Charles IX of Sweden → Frederick V, Elector Palatine ("Gustavus Adolphus, Prince Palatine of the Rhine") →	child
Riddarholmen Church ("Gustav II Adolf of Sweden") →	burialPlaceOf
University of Tartu →	founder
Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden ("Gustavus Adolphus") →	fullName
Gustav Adolf Steengracht von Moyland ("Gustav Adolf") →	givenName
Polish–Swedish wars →	involves
Academia Gustaviana →	namedAfter
Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden ("Gustav II Adolf") →	nativeName
Thirty Years' War →	notableCommander
Swedish Empire →	notableRuler
Charles X Gustav of Sweden →	relative
Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl of Leven →	servedUnder
Charles IX of Sweden →	successor