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17 set 2024 · In March 1632 King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden invaded Bavaria, with an army of Swedish soldiers and German mercenaries. His next major confrontation was against Count Tilly at the Battle of Rain on the River Lech in April.
- 1630-1635
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4 giorni fa · Gustavus Adolphus launched his second invasion against the Duchy of Mecklenburg in February 1631. On March 19, 1631, Tilly left Frankfurt an der Oder with his army and headed for the duchy's border. Tilly ruthlessly captured and sacked the rebellious town of Neubrandenburg , while Gustavus Adolphus avoided two direct confrontations ...
2 giorni fa · Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden, known as the "Lion of the North", at the Battle of Breitenfeld in 1631. From 1626 to 1629, Gustavus was engaged in a war with Poland–Lithuania, ruled by his Catholic cousin Sigismund, who also claimed the Swedish throne and had Imperial support.
15 set 2024 · Gustav II Adolf (Gustavus II Adolphus; ruled 1611–32) was only 16 years old when his father, Charles IX, died, so the actual leadership passed to the aristocrat Axel Oxenstierna and the council. The regency period lasted only a few months, however, before Gustav Adolf took full power.
10 set 2024 · Gustavus Adolphus was thence feted as the “Lion of the North,” and was able to draw several Protestant states into a major alliance. A second Battle of Breitenfeld, fought on November 2, 1642, also ended in Swedish victory.
6 set 2024 · Christina was the daughter and sole heir of Gustavus Adolphus and Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg. Her father, who reigned as the king of Sweden from 1611 to 1632, laid the foundations of the modern Swedish state and made it a major European power.
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