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Hace 3 días · Gustav II Adolf (Gustavus II Adolphus; ruled 1611–32) was only 16 years old when his father, Charles IX, died, so the actual leadership passed to the aristocrat Axel Oxenstierna and the council. The regency period lasted only a few months, however, before Gustav Adolf took full power.
27 de jun. de 2024 · Detail of 1636 family Triumph portrait, Elizabeth's oldest daughter, Elisabeth of the Palatinate, and youngest son, Gustavus Adolphus of the Palatinate. The military defeat removed the prospect of returning to Prague, and the entire family was forced to flee.
26 de jun. de 2024 · Discover life events, stories and photos about Princess of the Palatine and Transylvania Henriette Marie Countess of Simmern, Abbess of Maubisson (1626–1651) of The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands.
Hace 2 días · Sweden has continuously been a monarchy since the country's consolidation in the Viking Age and early Middle Ages, for over a thousand years. [1] The incumbent royal dynasty of Sweden is the House of Bernadotte, established on the throne in 1818.
Hace 2 días · Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden, known as the "Lion of the North", at the Battle of Breitenfeld in 1631. From 1626 to 1629, Gustavus was engaged in a war with Poland–Lithuania, ruled by his Catholic cousin Sigismund, who also claimed the Swedish throne and had Imperial support.
29 de jun. de 2024 · Gustavus Adolphus was thence feted as the “Lion of the North,” and was able to draw several Protestant states into a major alliance. A second Battle of Breitenfeld, fought on November 2, 1642, also ended in Swedish victory.
25 de jun. de 2024 · Vasa, 17th-century Swedish vessel, the mightiest warship of its day, that sank on its maiden voyage on August 10, 1628, with about 30 of 150 persons aboard drowning. While the Thirty Years’ War was raging in Europe, King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden realized he needed a stronger naval presence if he were to retain his dominance in the Baltic.
