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Article: Gustavus II Adolphus (Sweden) (1594–1632; Ruled 1611–1632)
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GUSTAVUS II ADOLPHUS (SWEDEN) (1594
–
1632; ruled 1611
–
1632)
GUSTAVUS II ADOLPHUS (SWEDEN)
(1594
–
1632; ruled 1611
–
1632), king of Sweden. Gustavus was the son of Sweden's Charles IX and Christina of Holstein-Gottorp. He grew up in a particularly troubled time in Sweden's history, during which his father led a successful rebellion to depose his nephew, Sigismund I Vasa, (1599) and then ruthlessly established his place as king. Gustavus was raised as his heir. He received a humanistic education, primarily from his tutor, Johan Skytte, and was schooled in the emerging Dutch ideas in warfare. Charles IX introduced him to political affairs early, and Gustavus ...