Gustav II Adolf | |
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King of Sweden | |
Reign | 30 October 1611 – 6 November 1632 |
Coronation | 12 October 1617 |
Predecessor | Charles IX |
Successor | Christina |
Born | 19 December 1594 Castle Tre Kronor, Sweden |
Died | 16 November 1632 Lützen, Electorate of Saxony | (aged 37)
Burial | 22 June 1634 |
Spouse | Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg |
Issue | Christina |
House | House of Vasa |
Father | Charles IX |
Mother | Christina of Holstein-Gottorp |
Religion | Lutheran |
Gustav II Adolf (19 December 1594 – 16 November 1632) was the King of Sweden from 1611 to 1632. He is known in English as Gustavus Adolphus.
He is often said to have made Sweden a great power. (Swedish: Stormaktstiden). He is also said to be one of the best military leaders of all time. Gustav led Sweden to be a military power during the Thirty Years' War and spent most of his reign fighting.