Gustavus II

noun

Gustavus AdolphusLion of the North, 1594–1632, king of Sweden 1611–32: national military hero (grandson of Gustavus I).

Gustavus IV

noun

Gustavus Adolphus, 1778–1837, king of Sweden 1792–1809 (son of Gustavus III).

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Gustavus Adolphus

Gustavus II

noun

1594–1632, king of Sweden (1611–32). A brilliant general, he waged successful wars with Denmark, Russia, and Poland and in the Thirty Years' War led a Protestant army against the Catholic League and the Holy Roman Empire (1630–32). He defeated Tilly at Leipzig (1631) and Lech (1632) but was killed at the battle of Lützen

Gustavus II

noun

See Gustavus Adolphus

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