What is Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden?
{{Infobox royalty | name = Gustav II Adolf | succession= [[King of Sweden]] | image = Gustav II of Sweden.jpg | caption = | reign = {{nowrap|30 October 1611 – 6 November 1632}} | coronation = 12 October 1617 | predecessor = [[Charles IX of Sweden|Charles IX]] | successor = [[Christina of Sweden|Christina]] | spouse = [[Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg]] | issue = [[Christina of Sweden|Christina]] | religion = [[Lutheranism|Lutheran]] | house = [[House of Vasa]] | father = [[Charles IX of Sweden|Charles IX]] | mother = [[Christina of Holstein-Gottorp]] | birth_date = 19 December 1594 | birth_place = [[Castle Tre Kronor]], [[Sweden]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|1632|11|16|1594|12|19|df=yes}} | death_place = [[Lützen]], [[Electorate of Saxony]] | burial_date = 22 June 1634 | burial_place = [[Riddarholmen Church]], [[Stockholm]] }} '''Gustav II Adolf''' (19 December 1594 &ndash; 16 November 1632) was the King of [[Sweden]] from 1611 to 1632. He is known in English as '''Gustavus Adolphus'''. He is often said to have made Sweden a great power. ({{lang-sv|Stormaktstiden}}). He is also said to be one of the best military leaders of all time. Gustav led Sweden to be a military power during the [[Thirty Years' War]] and spent most of his reign fighting. ==Life== [[File:Gustav II Adolph of Sweden bust 2007 St. Peter MN crop.jpg|thumb|left|140px|Bust of King Gustav Adolph on campus at [[Gustavus Adolphus College]] in Minnesota]] Gustavus Adolphus was born in [[Stockholm]]. His parents were [[Charles IX of Sweden]] and his second wife, [[Christina of Holstein-Gottorp]]. When his father died in October 1611, while Gustavus was only 16 years old, he became King of Sweden. Gustavus married [[Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg]], daughter of John Sigismund, [[Holy Roman Empire|Elector]] of Brandenburg. Their daughter [[Christina of Sweden|Christina]] later became Queen of Sweden. In June 1630 he landed in Germany, starting the Swedish fight in the Thirty Year's War on the Anti-Imperial Protestant side, which was losing at t