King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:King
gptkbp:battle gptkb:Battle_of_Breitenfeld_(1631)
gptkb:Battle_of_Lützen_(1632)
gptkb:Battle_of_Rain_(1632)
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:deathDate 1632-11-06
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Lützen,_Electorate_of_Saxony
gptkbp:education gptkb:Uppsala_University
gptkbp:father gptkb:Charles_IX_of_Sweden
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Gustavus_Adolphus
gptkbp:house gptkb:House_of_Vasa
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden
gptkbp:legacy Founder of the Swedish Empire
Considered one of the greatest military commanders of his time
gptkbp:memorial gptkb:Gustavus_Adolphus_statue_in_Gothenburg
gptkb:Gustavus_Adolphus_statue_in_Stockholm
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Christina_of_Holstein-Gottorp
gptkbp:nativeName gptkb:Gustav_II_Adolf
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
expanding the Swedish Empire
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Charles_IX_of_Sweden
gptkbp:reignEnd 1632
gptkbp:reignStart 1611
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Lutheranism
gptkbp:signature Gustavus Adolphus signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Maria_Eleonora_of_Brandenburg
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Christina_of_Sweden
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Father_of_the_Fatherland
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5