Gustavus Adolphus
Britishnoun
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The 120-acre plot that includes over a dozen formal gardens and restored natural areas has been renamed “The Arboretum at Gustavus Adolphus College.”
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 12, 2021
In 1630, the Swedish king, Gustavus Adolphus, received financial backing from the French to oppose the Habsburgs and their forces.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020
It’s the conduit for getting Panera bread or baked goods from Gustavus Adolphus College into food-shelf packages in Mankato and Mapleton.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 23, 2019
She graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minn., and received an M.F.A. in painting and printmaking from Ohio University.
From New York Times ● Jul. 1, 2018
This was a heroic poem in praise of Gustavus Adolphus, the bulwark of Protestantism, and his splendid victory over Tilly and Pappenheim at Leipsic—that terrible vengeance for the fearful sacking of Magdeburg!
From Vondel's Lucifer by Vondel, Joost van den
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