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Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden

1594 - 1632

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Gustavus Adolphus (9 December [N.S 19 December] 1594 – 6 November [N.S 16 November] 1632), also known in English as Gustav II Adolf or Gustav II Adolph, was King of Sweden from 1611 to 1632, and is credited with the rise of Sweden as a great European power (Swedish: Stormaktstiden). During his reign, Sweden became one of the primary military forces in Europe during the Thirty Years' War, helping to determine the political and religious balance of power in Europe. He was formally and posthumously given the name Gustavus Adolphus the Great (Swedish: Gustav Adolf den store; Latin: Gustavus Adolphus Magnus) by the Riksdag of the Estates in 1634. He is often regarded as one of the greatest military commanders in modern history, with use of an early form of combined arms. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden is the 182nd most popular politician (down from 148th in 2019), the 5th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 6th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Swedish Politician.

Gustavus Adolphus was the King of Sweden from 1611 to 1632. He is most famous for being a military genius and a tactical innovator. He is also credited with creating the first modern army.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden ranks 182 out of 19,576. Before him are Khafra, Theodosius I, Honorius, Ecgberht, King of Wessex, Baldwin IV of Jerusalem, and Domitian. After him are Bayezid II, Bayezid I, Harry S. Truman, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Christina, Queen of Sweden, and Murad I.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1594, Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden ranks 1. After him are Nicolas Poussin, Ngawang Namgyal, Willem Claesz. Heda, Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim, Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales, Clara Peeters, César, Duke of Vendôme, Charlotte Marguerite de Montmorency, Frederick V, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, Cornelis van Poelenburgh, and Vincenzo II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua. Among people deceased in 1632, Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden ranks 1. After him are Sigismund III Vasa, Frederick V of the Palatinate, Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly, Giambattista Basile, Tokugawa Hidetada, Jost Bürgi, Leopold V, Archduke of Austria, Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim, Susenyos I, Infante Carlos of Spain, and Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden ranks 5 out of 1,879. Before him are Carl Linnaeus (1707), Alfred Nobel (1833), Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden (1946), and Astrid Lindgren (1907). After him are Christina, Queen of Sweden (1626), Selma Lagerlöf (1858), Tycho Brahe (1546), Anders Celsius (1701), Ingmar Bergman (1918), Svante Arrhenius (1859), and Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden (1882).

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Among POLITICIANS In Sweden

Among politicians born in Sweden, Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden ranks 2. Before him are Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden (1946). After him are Christina, Queen of Sweden (1626), Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden (1882), Olof Palme (1927), Oscar II of Sweden (1829), Charles XII of Sweden (1682), Sigismund III Vasa (1566), Gustaf V of Sweden (1858), Charles XV of Sweden (1826), Charles XIII of Sweden (1748), and Gustav III of Sweden (1746).

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