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e. 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, [1] 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 ...
Gustavus Adolphus College (/ ɡ ə s ˈ t eɪ v ə s / gəs-TAY-vəs) is a private liberal arts college in St. Peter, Minnesota. [5] It was founded in 1862 by Swedish Americans led by Eric Norelius and is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Gustavus was named for Gustavus Adolphus, the King of Sweden from 1611 to 1632 ...
Leather cannon. The leather cannon, or leather gun, [ 1 ] was an experimental weapon, first used in northern Europe in the 1620s. The aim was to construct a light and cheap weapon that would bridge the gap between the hand-held musket and the heavy stationary cannon. The varnished leather from which the gun got its name acted merely as the ...
In the late summer of 1632 the army of Swedish King Gustavus Adolphus met Albrecht von Wallenstein near Nürnberg.The earlier successes of Gustavus Adolphus over General Tilly, particularly at Breitenfeld, followed by Tilly's death during the Battle of Rain, forced Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II to recall Albrecht von Wallenstein into military service from retirement.
Steven James Zahn (/ zɑːn / ZAHN; [1] born November 13, 1967) [2] is an American actor. The accolades he has received include an Independent Spirit Award, alongside nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. In film, Zahn is best known for his lead roles in That Thing You Do! (1996), Happy, Texas (1999), Joy ...
Wedding of Gustav II Adolf and Maria Eleonora. Category: 17th-century Swedish monarchs. Hidden categories: Commons category link is on Wikidata. Wikipedia categories named after Swedish military leaders. Wikipedia categories named after Swedish monarchs. Wikipedia categories named after heads of state.
Gustavus Adolphus Day is celebrated in Sweden on 6 November in memory of King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden, who was killed on that date (old style) in 1632 at the Battle of Lützen in the Thirty Years' War. [2][3] The day is named for the king [4] and is a general flag flying day in Sweden. [4][5] The day has been celebrated since the early 19th ...
The Royal Gustavus Adolphus Academy (Swedish: Kungliga Gustav Adolfs Akademien) in Uppsala is one of 18 Swedish royal academies and dedicated to the study of Swedish folklore. Its name is often expanded to Kungl. Gustav Adolfs Akademien för svensk folkkultur ("...for Swedish Folk Culture"). The Academy was founded on 6 November 1932, on the ...