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11 de mar. de 2024 · Gustavus Adolphus (born December 9, 1594, Stockholm, Sweden—died November 6, 1632, Lützen, Saxony [now in Germany]) king of Sweden (1611–32) who laid the foundations of the modern Swedish state and made it a major European power.
- Jacob Pontusson, Count De La Gardie
Jacob Pontusson, count de la Gardie (born June 20, 1583,...
- Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar
Having served in the armies of the Rhenish Palatinate,...
- Christina
Christina became queen-elect of Sweden at age six upon the...
- Youth and Early Career
Albrecht von Wallenstein (born September 24 [September 14,...
- Sigismund III Vasa
Sigismund III Vasa (born June 20, 1566, Gripsholm,...
- Axel Oxenstierna
Axel, Count Oxenstierna chancellor of Sweden (1612–54),...
- Charles IX
Charles IX (born Oct. 4, 1550, Stockholm—died Oct. 30, 1611,...
- Jacob Pontusson, Count De La Gardie
Hace 1 día · 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.
- Peace of Westphalia
Hace 6 días · Wallenstein met up with Adolphus once more at the Saxon town of Lützen in November 1632. In a pitched battle, the Swedish army defeated Wallenstein's forces, but King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden, the 'father of modern warfare', was killed during a confused cavalry charge which he had personally led.
- 1630–1635
- Peace of Prague, Most of Sweden's German allies making peace with the Emperor, End of the civil war phase of the Thirty Years' War, Direct French intervention against the Emperor and Spain
- Throughout the Holy Roman Empire
Hace 5 días · His military success caused the tottering Protestants to call in Gustavus II Adolphus, King of Sweden. Soon, some of Ferdinand's allies began to complain about the excessive power exercised by Wallenstein, as well as the ruthless methods he used to finance his vast army. Ferdinand replied by firing the Bohemian general in 1630.
- 28 August 1619 – 15 February 1637
- Maria Anna of Bavaria
12 de mar. 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.
11 de mar. de 2024 · The Palatinate: The Palatinate, ruled by Elector Palatine Frederick V, was a Protestant territory and actively participated in the early stages of the war. Frederick V briefly assumed the title of King of Bohemia during the Bohemian phase, which marked the beginning of the conflict.
12 de mar. de 2024 · Gustavus Adolphus's intervention in Germany provided renewed hope, since the Swedish king 'saw that no peace in Germany was secure or feasible without Frederick's restoration' (p. 270).