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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
10 de abr. de 2024 · In July 1630, King Gustav II Adolf of Sweden landed in the Duchy of Pomerania to intervene in favor of the German Protestants. Although he was killed in battle at Lützen, southwest of Leipzig, the Swedish armies achieved several victories against their Catholic enemies.
- 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 1 día · Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden, oil on canvas. Wikimedia Commons. Fast forward to 1631, and Gustavus is now the guy shaking up military strategy at the Battle of Breitenfeld.
20 de abr. 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.
19 de abr. de 2024 · Louis XIV had pretensions in the Palatinate in the name of his sister-in-law, Elizabeth Charlotte, and threatened further annexations of the Rhineland. Thus, Frederick-William, spurning his French subsidies, ended his alliance with France and reached agreements with William of Orange, the Emperor and King Charles XI of Sweden , the last of which by temporarily putting aside their differences ...
3 de abr. de 2024 · One of the most powerful lines in the song is the bridge: “Mighty eagle, rule alone. Liberator, claim the throne. Lion from the northern land, take the scepter from his hand.” This portrays Gustavus Adolphus as a visionary, a ruler with a mission to establish his dominance and replace the existing powers.
5 de abr. de 2024 · In 1632 he went to the European continent to fight for the dispossessed king of Bohemia, Frederick V, in the defense of the Rhenish Palatinate and there began his lifelong devotion to the beautiful Elizabeth, who had been sought in marriage by Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden and Philip III of Spain.
