Gustavus Adolphus (9 December [N.S 19 December] 1594 – 6 November [N.S 16 November] 1632), also known in English as Gustav II Adolf or Gustav II Adolph, [1] was King of Sweden from 1611 to 1632, and is credited with the rise of Sweden as a great European power (Swedish: Stormaktstiden).

Gustav II Adolf, född 9 december (enl. g.s.) 1594 på slottet Tre Kronor i Stockholm, död 6 november (enl. g.s.) 1632 i Lützen i Tyskland, var kung av Sverige från 1611 till sin död.

Mar 9, 2025 · Gustavus Adolphus (born December 9, 1594, Stockholm, Sweden—died November 6, 1632, Lützen, Saxony [now in Germany]) was the king of Sweden (1611–32) who laid the foundations of the modern Swedish state and made it a major European power. Gustavus was the eldest son of Charles IX and his second wife, Christina of Holstein.

Aug 8, 2017 · Gustav II Adolf (1594-1632) var son till Karl IX och Kristina av Holstein. Han var Sveriges kung i början av stormaktstiden, från 1611 till 1632. När Gustav besteg tronen ärvde han tre olika krig från fadern som han själv fick avsluta.

Aug 10, 2022 · Adolphus was born Gustav II Adolph on 9 December 1594, son of Duke Charles of the House of Vasa (later Charles IX of Sweden, r. 1604-1611) and his second wife Christina of Holstein-Gottorp (l. 1573-1625).

Feb 22, 2023 · Gustav II Adolf (1594-1632) was the son of King Karl IX and Kristina of Holstein-Gottorp. His grandfather was Gustav I, or Gustav Vasa as he is often called today, the first of the Vasa dynasty.

Gustav II Adolf, Latin Gustavus Adolphus, (born Dec. 9, 1594, Stockholm, Swed.—died Nov. 6, 1632, Lützen, Saxony), King of Sweden (1611–32) who made Sweden a major European power. The son of Charles IX, Gustav inherited his father’s dynastic quarrels with Sigismund III Vasa and until 1629 faced a legitimist invasion from Poland.

Gustav II Adolf's success in making Sweden one of the top nations in Europe, and perhaps the most important nation in the Thirty Years' War, was not only due to military brilliance but large changes in the Swedish system of government.

3 days ago · 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 …

GUSTAVUS II ADOLPHUS (SWEDEN) (1594 – 1632; ruled 1611 – 1632), king of Sweden. Gustavus was the son of Sweden's Charles IX and Christina of Holstein-Gottorp.