Gustavus Adolphus the Great

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Gustavus_Adolphus_the_Great
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:King
historical figure
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)
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: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 Gustavus Adolphus the Great
gptkbp:language gptkb:German
gptkb:Latin
Swedish
gptkbp:legacy considered one of the greatest military commanders of all time
credited with making Sweden a major European power
influenced modern warfare tactics
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Field_Marshal
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Christina_of_Holstein-Gottorp
gptkbp:nationality Swedish
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Lion_of_the_North
gptkbp:notableFor expanding the Swedish Empire
leading Sweden during the Thirty Years' War
military innovations
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:King
gptkb:Duke_of_Bremen
gptkb:Duke_of_Estonia
gptkb:Duke_of_Ingria
gptkb:Duke_of_Karelia
gptkb:Duke_of_Verden
gptkb:Grand_Duke_of_Finland
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gustav_II_Adolf
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6