King Gustavus Adolphus

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:King
gptkbp:alliedWith gptkb:Protestant_Union
gptkbp:battle gptkb:Battle_of_Rain
gptkb:Battle_of_Lützen
gptkb:Battle_of_Dirschau
gptkb:Battle_of_Breitenfeld
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 battle
gptkbp:child gptkb:Christina_of_Sweden
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:Gustavus_Adolphus_Day
statues in Sweden and Finland
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 King Gustavus Adolphus
gptkbp:languageSpoken gptkb:German
gptkb:Latin
Swedish
gptkbp:legacy influenced modern warfare
transformed Sweden into a great power
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 innovations
leadership in the Thirty Years' War
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Holy_Roman_Empire
gptkb:Catholic_League
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Charles_IX_of_Sweden
gptkbp:reformed combined arms
linear tactics
mobile artillery
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_Estonia
gptkb:Duke_of_Ingria
gptkb:Duke_of_Karelia
gptkb:Grand_Prince_of_Finland
gptkb:King_of_the_Swedes,_the_Goths_and_the_Wends
gptkb:Duke_of_Bremen-Verden
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gothenburg_Cathedral
gptkb:Swedish_forces
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6