Gustavus Adolphus o Swaden
| Gustav II Adolf | |
|---|---|
 Gustavus Adolphus, attributit tae Jacob Hoefnagel | |
| Keeng o Swaden | |
| Ring | 30 October 1611 – 16 November 1632 |
| Coronation | 12 October 1617 |
| Predecessor | Charles IX |
| Successor | Christina |
| Born | 19 December 1594 Castle Tre Kronor, Swaden |
| Dee'd | 16 November 1632 (aged 37) Lützen, Electorate o Saxony |
| Buirial | 22 Juin 1634 Riddarholmen Kirk, Stockholm |
| Spouse | Maria Eleonora o Brandenburg |
| Issue | Christina |
| Hoose | Hoose o Vasa |
| Faither | Charles IX |
| Mither | Christina o Holstein-Gottorp |
| Releegion | Lutheran |
Gustav II Adolf (19 December [A.S. 9 December] 1594 – 16 November [A.S. 6 November] 1594, O.S.); widely kent in Inglis bi his Laitinised name Gustavus Adolphus or as Gustav II Adolph,[1] or as Gustavus Adolphus the Great (Swadish: Gustav Adolf den store, Laitin: Gustavus Adolphus Magnus, a formal posthumous distinction passed bi the Riksdag o the Estates in 1634); wis the Keeng o Swaden frae 1611 tae 1632 an is creditit as the foonder o Swaden as a Great Pouer (Swadish: Stormaktstiden).
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ David Williamson in Debrett's Kings and Queens of Europe ISBN 0-86350-194-X pp. 124, 128, 194, 207
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