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    6 November [N.S 16 November] 1632), also known in English as Gustav II Adolf or Gustav II Adolph, was King of Sweden from 1611 to 1632, and is credited...
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    Gustav IV Adolf or Gustav IV Adolph (1 November 1778 – 7 February 1837) was King of Sweden from 1792 until he was deposed in a coup in 1809. He was also...
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  • 20th century casualties. Upon inheriting the Swedish throne in 1611, Gustav II Adolf (Gustavus Adolphus in Latin) also inherited three ongoing wars where...
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    Bernadotte, Gustaf Adolf was also descended from the House of Vasa through maternal lines. Through his mother, he was a descendant of Gustav IV Adolf of the House...
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    Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten (Gustaf Adolf Oscar Fredrik Arthur Edmund; 22 April 1906 – 26 January 1947) was a Swedish prince who for most...
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  • Gustav Adolf or Gustaf Adolf may refer to: Gustavus Adolphus (1594–1632), or Gustaf II Adolf, King of Sweden 1611–1632 Gustav IV Adolf (1778–1837), King...
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    The Gustav II Adolf Bible (Swedish: Gustav II Adolfs bibel; officially: Biblia, Thet är: All then Helgha Scrifft, På Swensko. Effter förre Bibliens Text...
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    children were: Christina (1593–1594) Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden (Gustav II Adolf) (1594–1632) Maria Elizabeth (1596–1618), married her first cousin...
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    side, Adolf Frederick was descended from King Gustav Vasa and Christina Magdalena, a sister of Charles X of Sweden. From 1727 to 1750 Prince Adolf Frederick...
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  • Crown Prince from north until 1809 Gustav II Adolf (1594–1632), became king in 1611, also known as Gustav Adolf the Great or Gustavus the Great, Crown...
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    his death. He was the second son (and younger brother to King Gustav III) of King Adolf Frederick of Sweden and Louisa Ulrika of Prussia, sister of Frederick...
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    "Father of Modern Warfare". Future commanders who studied and admired Gustav II Adolf include Napoleon I of France and Carl von Clausewitz. His advancements...
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    Gustav Adolf Karl Friedrich Ernst von Zangen (7 November 1892 – 1 May 1964) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II and a commander...
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    1877 at Pillnitz), born Crown Prince of Sweden, was the son of King Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden and Queen Frederica. His Austrian princely title (from 1829)...
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  • Adolphus (Gustav II Adolf, 1594–1632), King of Sweden 1611–1632 Gustav IV Adolf (1778–1837), King of Sweden 1792–1809 Gustaf VI Adolf (Gustav VI Adolf, 1882–1973)...
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    Gustaf V (redirect from Gustav V)
    Gustaf Adolf; 16 June 1858 – 29 October 1950) was King of Sweden from 8 December 1907 until his death in 1950. He was the eldest son of King Oscar II of Sweden...
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    Field Marshal by King Gustav II Adolf. When King Gustav II Adolf decided to join the war in Germany (1630), he appointed Gustav Horn as his second in...
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    meet. The site was named after King Gustav II Adolf. In the middle of the square there is a statue of Gustav II Adolf by the French-born, Swedish sculptor...
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  • United States Margareta Slots (died 1669), Dutch-born mistress of Gustav II Adolf of Sweden Slot (band), a Russian alternative/nu metal band Slot, abbreviation...
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    independence; founder of the Vasa dynasty Gustav of Sweden (1568–1607), son of Eric XIV and Karin Månsdotter Gustav II Adolf (1594–1632), or Gustavus Adolphus...
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    The wedding between Gustav II Adolf of Sweden and Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg took place at the Royal Castle on November 25, 1620. The bridal entourage...
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  • (or, as in the case of Gustav II Adolf, in German). Due to the dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden in 1905, Oscar II had to change his motto...
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    Arnim-Boitzenburg, sent by Emperor Ferdinand II to aid Sigismund III, met with troops commanded by Swedish King Gustav II Adolf,: 579  who supported the Protestant...
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    assassination in 1792. He was the eldest son of King Adolf Frederick and Queen Louisa Ulrika of Sweden. Gustav was a vocal opponent of what he saw as the abuse...
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    The Gustav Adolf Grammar School is a secondary school in Tallinn, Estonia. Swedish king Gustavus Adolphus established it as the Reval Gymnasium in 1631...
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    decorated with blackwork embroidery, 1615. Gustav II Adolf, Wedding attire from the wedding of Gustav II Adolf and Maria Eleonora 1620. James Hamilton wears...
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    Adolphus (Gustav II Adolf) and his mistress Margareta Slots. In 1626 he was enrolled at Uppsala University. In 1633, during the Thirty Years' War, Gustav entered...
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    Oscar II (Oscar Fredrik; 21 January 1829 – 8 December 1907) was King of Sweden from 1872 until his death in 1907 and King of Norway from 1872 to 1905....
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    in 1703. Previously, in 1618, during the reign of Gustav II Adolf, a revised version of the Gustav Vasa Bible had been published; the Charles XII Bible...
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    IX of Sweden, who ruled from 1599 to 1611, and his first cousin was Gustav II Adolf of Sweden (1594–1632). At the age of one, the baby John was created...
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