Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Gustavus_Adolphus_of_Sweden

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:King
gptkbp:alliedWith	gptkb:Protestant_states_of_the_Holy_Roman_Empire
gptkbp:battle	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:birthDate	1594-12-09
gptkbp:birthName	gptkb:Gustav_II_Adolf
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) Statues in Sweden and Germany
gptkbp:deathDate	1632-11-06
gptkbp:deathPlace	gptkb:Lützen,_Electorate_of_Saxony
gptkbp:education	gptkb:Uppsala_University
gptkbp:father	gptkb:Charles_IX_of_Sweden
gptkbp:house	gptkb:House_of_Vasa
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden
gptkbp:languageSpoken	gptkb:French gptkb:German gptkb:Latin Swedish
gptkbp:legacy	Considered one of the greatest military commanders of all time Founder of the Swedish Empire
gptkbp:militaryRank	Generalissimo
gptkbp:mother	gptkb:Christina_of_Holstein-Gottorp
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:The_Golden_King gptkb:The_Lion_of_the_North
gptkbp:notableFor	military leadership in the Thirty Years' War reforming the Swedish military
gptkbp:opposedBy	gptkb:Holy_Roman_Empire gptkb:Catholic_League
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:Charles_IX_of_Sweden
gptkbp:reignEnd	1632
gptkbp:reignStart	1611
gptkbp:religion	gptkb:Lutheranism
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Maria_Eleonora_of_Brandenburg
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Christina_of_Sweden
gptkbp:title	gptkb:Duke_of_Bremen gptkb:Duke_of_Estonia gptkb:Duke_of_Ingria gptkb:Duke_of_Karelia gptkb:Duke_of_Verden gptkb:Grand_Prince_of_Finland gptkb:King_of_the_Swedes,_the_Goths_and_the_Wends
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Gothenburg gptkb:Lutheranism
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4