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Gustav II Adolf was king of Sweden from 1611 until his death in 1632 and a leading Protestant commander in the Thirty Years' War. He strengthened Sweden's administration and armed forces, intervened in Germany in 1630, and won major victories including Breitenfeld before being killed at the Battle o...
Gustav Vasa was king of Sweden from 1523 to 1560 and the founder of the hereditary Vasa dynasty. He led the rebellion that ended Danish control under the Kalmar Union, strengthened royal taxation and administration, and brought the Swedish church under the crown during the Reformation. His election...
Christina of Sweden was a monarch of the House of Vasa who reigned from 1632 until her abdication in 1654. Educated in languages, philosophy, religion, and politics, she became known for supporting scholarship, literature, art, and scientific discussion at the Swedish court. After relinquishing the...
King Erik XIV of Sweden (r. 1560–1568) was the first Swedish king to use that numeral designation, pursued ambitious foreign policies in the Baltic, and was deposed by his brother John III.
