Gustav II Adolf

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Gustavus_Adolphus_the_Great
gptkbp:awardedBy gptkb:The_Lion_of_the_North
gptkbp:birthDate 1594-12-09
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Stockholm,_Sweden
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Riddarholmen_Church,_Stockholm
gptkbp:causeOfDeath killed in action
gptkbp:child gptkb:Christina_of_Sweden
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:Gustavus_Adolphus_Day_(November_6)
gptkbp:countryOfCitizenship gptkb:Sweden
gptkbp:deathDate 1632-11-06
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Lützen,_Electorate_of_Saxony
gptkbp:education gptkb:Uppsala_University
gptkbp:era gptkb:Early_Modern_Period
gptkbp:father gptkb:Charles_IX_of_Sweden
gptkbp:house gptkb:House_of_Vasa
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gustav II Adolf
gptkbp:influenced Swedish military doctrine
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Maurice_of_Nassau
gptkbp:languageSpoken gptkb:German
gptkb:Latin
Swedish
gptkbp:memorial Gustavus Adolphus College (Minnesota, USA)
Statue in Gothenburg
Statue in Stockholm
gptkbp:militaryRank Generalissimo
gptkbp:monarch gptkb:Sweden
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Christina_of_Holstein-Gottorp
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Breitenfeld_(1631)
gptkb:Battle_of_Lützen_(1632)
gptkb:Battle_of_Rain_(1632)
gptkb:Battle_of_Dirschau_(1627)
gptkb:Battle_of_Stångebro
gptkbp:notableFor expanding the Swedish Empire
leading Sweden during the Thirty Years' War
military innovations
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:monarchy
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Charles_IX_of_Sweden
gptkbp:reignEnd 1632
gptkbp:reignStart 1611
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Thirty_Years'_War
gptkb:Ingrian_War
gptkb:Kalmar_War
gptkb:Polish–Swedish_wars
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Lutheranism
gptkbp:signature Gustav_II_Adolf_signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Maria_Eleonora_of_Brandenburg
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Christina_of_Sweden
gptkbp:title gptkb:King
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gustavus_Adolphus_of_Sweden
gptkb:Riddarholmen_Church
gptkb:Kokkola
gptkb:Riddarholmen_Church,_Stockholm
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5