Gustav II Ad·olf

(äd′ôlf) Also known as "Gustavus Adolphus." 1594-1632.

King of Sweden (1611-1632) who increased Sweden's power through military successes during the Thirty Years' War. He was killed at the Battle of Lützen.

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In 1625, Sweden's King Gustav II Adolf ordered four new ships to be built.

Recreating history; Sculptor remakes 17th century Swedish cannon

That was at least eight years older than the most brilliant of his predecessors on the Swedish throne, Gustav II Adolf, Karl X and Karl XII--and if he had lived a normal span he would still have been king at the time of Waterloo.

Gustav III of Sweden: the forgotten despot of the age of enlightenment: A.D. Harvey recalls the career of the Swedish king whose assassination inspired a famous opera

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