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Gustav and his father Erik supported the party of Sten Sture the Younger, regent of Sweden from 1512, and its struggle against the Danish King Christian II. Following the battle of Brännkyrka in 1518, where Sten Sture's troops beat the Danish forces, it was decided that Sten Sture and King Christian would meet in Österhaninge for negotiations.
King Gustav IV Adolph of Sweden was seized by rebels at Stockholm Palace on 13 March 1809, forcing him to abdicate two weeks later. Napoleon 's first abdication, signed at the Palace of Fontainebleau on 4 April 1814
The largest destroyed settlement was the Town Væ, which two years later was replaced by Danish–Norwegian King Christian IV as the nearby Christiansted (after the Swedification process, spelled Kristianstad), the last Scanian town to be founded by a Danish king. [33] [34] Gustavus Adolphus at Breitenfeld in 1631 Gold coin of King Gustav ...
2013: King Albert II of Belgium. Abdication date: July 21, 2013. Age at abdication: 75 years old. Length of reign: 20 years. Succeeded by: His son, the now-King Philippe
Gustav II Adolph (1594–1632) r. 1611–1632: Carl Gyllenhielm Gyllenhielm (1574–1650) Swedish Field Marshal: Władysław IV Vasa (1595–1648) King of Poland, GD of Lithuania r. 1632–1648: John II Casimir Vasa (1609–1672) King of Poland, GD of Lithuania r. 1648 – 1668 (abdicated) Charles X Gustav (1622–1660) r. 1654–1660: Christina
Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg (11 November 1599 – 28 March 1655) was Queen of Sweden from 1620 to 1632 as the wife of King Gustav II Adolph (Gustavus Adolphus). [1] She was born a German princess as the daughter of John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg, and Anna, Duchess of Prussia, daughter of Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia.
Here, see the best photos of King Carl XVI Gustaf throughout his life. 1946 Prince Carl Gustaf at just six months old, with his older sister Princess Christina, who is 3 here.
Neither has Sweden’s 77-year-old King Carl XVI Gustaf, who last year celebrated 50 years on the throne. But Margrethe’s unexpected move suggests anything is possible. WHAT IS MARGRETHE'S LEGACY?