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	Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Gustav Adolf was married to the daughter of the elector of Brandenburg-Prussia, Maria Eleonora and chose Prussia's city of Elbing as base for his operations in Germany.
		Gustav was killed in the renowned Battle of Lützen where he was misled by dense fog and poor eyesight to charge into an enemy formation.
		Gustav Adolph's younger brother had died years ago, and therefore there were only females left.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gustavus_Adolphus (833 words)

	Gustav II Adolph of Sweden (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Gustav II Adolph, also known under the Latin name Gustavus Adolphus or the Swedish form Gustav II Adolf, was a King of Sweden.
		He was born on December 9, 1594 in Stockholm, the son of Charles IX of the Vasa dynasty and Kristina of Holstein-Gottorp.
		Maria Eleonora and Gustav Adolph's daughter Christina of Sweden took over the government upon her father's death.
	www.1-free-software.com /en/wikipedia/g/gu/gustav_ii_adolph_of_sweden.html (676 words)

	Sweden
		Gustav was born in Lindholmen, Sweden to a noble family, and was educated at the University of Uppsala.
		Gustav V (1858-1950), king of Sweden (1907-1950), son of King Oscar II, born near Stockholm, and educated at the University of Uppsala.
		Gustav VI Adolph (1882-1973), king of Sweden (1950-73), son of King Gustav V, born in Stockholm, and educated at the universities of Uppsala and Oslo.
	website.lineone.net /~johnbidmead/sweden.htm (4127 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Gustav III (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Gustav III (1746-1792), King of Sweden (1771-1792), son of King Adolph Frederick, born in Stockholm.
		Gustav IV Adolph (1778-1837), King of Sweden (1792-1809), son of King Gustav III, born in Stockholm.
		Gustav II Adolph, called Gustavus Adolphus (1594-1632), King of Sweden (1611-1632), who, for his brilliant leadership of the Protestant forces in the...
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Gustav_III.html (104 words)

	Gustav V of Sweden -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		She was the granddaughter of Sofia of Sweden, and her marriage to Gustav V united the reigning (additional info and facts about Bernadotte) Bernadotte dynasty with the former royal house of (additional info and facts about Vasa) Vasa.
		Gustav V was the last (additional info and facts about Swedish King) Swedish King to intervene directly in the politics of the country, in 1914 on the disputes over defence budgets.
		Gustav V was also a devoted (A game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court) Tennis player, appearing under the (A fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role) pseudonym Mr G.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/G/Gu/Gustav_V_of_Sweden.htm (393 words)

	Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Gustav II Adolf (December 9, 1594 – November 6, 1632 O.S.) (widely known by the Latinized name Gustavus Adolphus and in Protestant propaganda as Lion of the North) was the king of Sweden.
		He was born in Stockholm, the son of Charles IX of the Vasa dynasty and Christina of Holstein-Gottorp.
		He was the king of Sweden from 1611, and as such one of the major players in the Thirty Years' War where he was styled as "The Lion of the North—Savior of Protestants".
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Gustavus_Adolphus (852 words)

	Buells and their Relations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Gustav II Adolph King of Sweden was born on 9 Dec 1594 in Stockholm, Sweden.
		Gustav IV Adolph King of Sweden was born in 1778 in Stockholm, Sweden.
		Gustav VI Adolph King of Sweden was born on 11 Nov 1882 in Stockholm, Sweden.
	www.familyorigins.com /users/b/u/e/Matthew-J-Buell/FAMO2-0001/d57.htm (1718 words)

	Gustav II Adolph of Sweden biography .ms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Gustav II Adolph (December 9, 1594 - November 6, 1632) (also known as Gustav Adolph the Great, under the Latin name Gustavus Adolphus or the Swedish form Gustav II Adolf) was a King of Sweden.
		He was born in Stockholm, the son of Charles IX of the Vasa dynasty and Kristina of Holstein-Gottorp.
		Adolf von Schweden fr:Gustave II Adolphe de Suède nl:Gustaaf II Adolf ja:グスタフ・アドルフ no:Gustav II Adolf av Sverige pl:Gustaw II Adolf fi:Kustaa II Aadolf sv:Gustav II Adolf
	gustavus-adolphus.biography.ms (770 words)

	Encyclopedia: Munich (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Counter-Reformation or the Catholic Reformation was a strong reaffirmation of the doctrine and structure of the Catholic Church, climaxing at the Council of Trent, partly in reaction to the growth of Protestantism.
		Gustav II Adolph Gustav II Adolph (December 9, 1594 - November 6, 1632) (also known as Gustav Adolph the Great, under the Latin name Gustavus Adolphus or the Swedish form Gustav II Adolf) was a King of Sweden.
		World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons such as the atom bomb.
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	Gustav II Adolf (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Gustav II Adolph is considered the greatest Swedish king.
		He is renowned for his brilliant leadership of the Protestant forces in the Thirty Years' War, and became known as the Lion of the North.
		Gustav was not only a great general but a capable administrator.
	members.aol.com /dkaplan888/gust.htm (155 words)

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		Gustav Adolph LEHMANN was born on 7 Sep 1827 in Havelberg, Provinz Brandenbuarg.
		Gustav Adolph LEHMANN was born on 17 Mar 1858 in Washington Co., Texas.
		Gustav Adolph LEHMANN was born on 26 Apr 1858 in Washington Co., Texas.
	www.geocities.com /wqtexas/lehm.txt (1364 words)

	Sweden
		Under Gustav, Sweden became a hereditary monarchy in which the power of the nobles was circumscribed and that of the clergy subordinated to the state.
		Gustav was deposed by an army revolt in 1809.
		Important domestic events in Sweden were the death in 1950 of Gustav V, the accession of his eldest son as Gustav VI Adolph, the creation of a Social Democratic-Agrarian coalition government in 1951, and the development of strong inflationary pressures in the Swedish economy from 1951 to 1952.
	www.cartage.org.lb /en/themes/GeogHist/histories/history/hiscountries/S/sweden.html (2802 words)

	Gustav II Adolph of Sweden - the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		1594 –; November 6, 1632) (also known as Gustav Adolph the Great, under the Latin name Gustavus Adolphus or the Swedish form Gustav II Adolf) was a King of Sweden.
		Gustav Adolf was married to the daughter of the elector of Brandenburg-Prussia,
		Riksdag of the Estates decided that his name would be accompanied by an accolade and that his name was to be styled Gustav Adolph the Great (or Gustav Adolf den Store in Swedish).
	www.aaez.biz /?t=Gustavus_Adolphus (622 words)

	Maria Eleonore of Brandenburg (1599-1655), Queen of Sweden
		Gustav Adolph shared Maria Eleonore's interest in architecture and her love of music, while she was sentimentally devoted to her husband.
		Gustav Adolph was devoted to his daughter and tried to rear Christina as a boy.
		Gustav II Adolph was a nephew of Mad King Eric XIV of Sweden.
	www.xs4all.nl /~kvenjb/madmonarchs/mariaeleonore/mariaeleonore_tekst.htm (2820 words)

	Sweden - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		After several wars and disputes between these nations, King Gustav I of Sweden (House of Vasa) broke free in 1521 and established a nation state, considered the foundation of modern Sweden.
		Gustav I is considered to be Sweden's "Father of the Nation".
		The 17th century saw the rise of Sweden as one of the great powers in Europe, due to successful participation, initiated by King Gustav II Adolph, in the Thirty Years' War and by Charles X Gustav of Sweden in the The Deluge of Poland.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sweden (4268 words)

	House of Vasa
		The House of Vasa was a Royal House of Sweden (1523-1654) and of Poland (1587-1668).
		Gustavus Adolphus or Gustav II Adolph (in Swedish Gustav II Adolf) (1611-1632)
		John III married Catherine Jagiello, the sister of Sigismund II of Poland, and when Sigismund died without male heir their son was elected king of Poland as Sigismund III in 1587.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/wa/Wasa.html (161 words)

	Gustav II Adolph (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Gustav was the eldest son of Charles IX and his second wife, Christina of Holstein.
		At his death the country was exhausted by constant warfare, the monarchy was generally unpopular, and the accession of a new king seemed to offer the opportunity to extort from the crown guarantees against a recurrence of misgovernment.
		A Swedish administration was being organized in the occupied areas; Gustav rewarded his generals and supporters by conferring the conquered lands on them; in some of the treaties he concluded with German princes there was more than a hint that he regarded them as his feudal inferiors.
	www.fortunecity.com /victorian/riley/787/30/Sweden/GustavII.html (2410 words)

	Hekmat-Germany
		Otto II established the Eastern March (now Austria) as a military outpost; the influx on settlement from within the empire effectively Germanized the local population.
		Pope and emperor accepted the Concordat of Worms in 1122, which stipulated that clerical elections in Germany were to take place in the presence of the emperor without simony and that the emperor was to invest the candidate with the symbols of worldly office before a bishop invested him with the spiritual ones.
		When he became allied with the pope, however, and was crowned Emperor Lothair II in 1133, the Hohenstaufen princes and their allies refused to recognize the coronation and rose up in revolt.
	www.hekmats.com /germanyhistory.htm (21639 words)

	Europa: The History of the White Race: Chapter 24 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The large number of executions provoked an uprising: in 1521, a rebellion led by one Gustav Vasa, succeeded and the Union of Kalmar was broken, although Denmark retained the southern part of Sweden.
		A war with Russia which ended in 1617, saw Gustav II obtain for Sweden the lands of eastern Karelia and Ingria; a war with Poland from 1621 to 1629, saw Sweden annex all of Livonia and in 1630, Gustav entered the Christian Thirty Year's War on the side of the Protestants in Germany.
		The Swedish king, Charles X Gustav, launched a series of wars with Poland (1655 to 1660) which saw that country completely overrun by the Swedes, forcing the Poles to accept as final the annexation of the territory of Livonia.
	www.fortunecity.com /victorian/fowles/500/hwr24.htm (4358 words)

	Scandinavia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Harald was the father of Olaf II of Norway.
		According to the sagas, Ivar Vidfame and the early Kings of Sweden and Denmark were descended in the distaff line from Heidrek II (Ivar's father Harald was the son of Heifrek II's daughter Hildur).
		Horda-Knut was the son of the Danish King Sigurd II and is possibly identical with Cnut I. Frodhi Knutsson...........................mid-late 800's
	www.hostkingdom.net /scand.html (3551 words)

	List of Swedish regiments - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The original provincial regiments (landskapsregementen) were raised by splitting the old grand regiments, forming 20 infantry (actually 21 as Smålands regemente was split into Kronobergs and Jönköpings regemente) and eight cavalry regiments as written in the Swedish constitution of 1634.
		Livländskt infanteriregemente I (Livonian Infantry Regiment I) Livländskt infanteriregemente II (Livonian Infantry Regiment II)
		Livländsk dragonskvadron I (Livonian Dragoon Squadron I) Livländsk dragonskvadron II (Livonian Dragoon Squadron II)
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Swedish_regiments (718 words)

	Tartu biography .ms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Tartu then became Swedish - which led to the foundation of the university in 1632 by King Gustav II Adolph of Sweden.
		During World War II, a large part of the city as well as the historical Kivisild (stone bridge) (built by Catherine II of Russia in 1776-178) over the Emajõgi were destroyed by the Soviet forces, partly in 1941 and almost totally in 1944.
		The city is best known for being the home to the University of Tartu, which was founded by the King Gustav II Adolph of Sweden in 1632.
	tartu.biography.ms (944 words)

	Tartu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The treaty meant that Bolshevist Russia renounced territorial claims to Estonia "for all time." However, the Soviet Union occupied Estonia and Tartu as a result of the Nazi-Soviet Pact of 1939.
		During World War II, a large part of the city as well as the historical Kivisild (stone bridge) (built by Catherine II of Russia in 1776-1778) over the Emajõgi were destroyed by the Soviet forces, partly in 1941 and almost totally in 1944.
		During the Soviet occupation Tartu was a "closed town" to foreigners, as there was a Soviet air base constructed on the outskirts.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tartu (1154 words)

	Sweden - Biocrawler definition:Sweden - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		After several wars and disputes between the nations, the King Gustav I of Sweden (Vasa) ultimately broke free in 1521 and established a nation state, considered the Foundation of modern Sweden, and shortly thereafter carrying through a Protestant Reformation.
		Gustav Vasa is the closest to a Father of the Nation the Swedes know.
		In the 20th century, Sweden remained neutral during World War I and World War II and continued to stay non-aligned during the Cold War – still today not being a member of any military alliance.
	www.biocrawler.com /biowiki/Sweden (3254 words)

	World Almanac for Kids
		While the emperors Ferdinand I and his son Maximilian II (1527–76) were occupied with the threat of Turkish invasion, Protestantism in Germany grew apace.
		The third phase of the war began when Gustav II Adolph of Sweden, who had long wanted to extend Swedish control of the Baltic, invaded Pomerania as the champion of the Protestant princes.
		Joseph II was an enlightened monarch who impatiently tried to create an efficient, modern Germanic bureaucracy without regard for the strong local prejudices.
	www.worldalmanacforkids.com /explore/nations/germany2.html (9121 words)

	Sweden Travel Guide @ TravelNotes.org
		Christian II, king of Denmark and Norway, was coronated in Stockholm, in 1520, to strengthen his position in Sweden.
		Three years later Danish rule was overthrown, and Gustav I Vasa became king of Sweden, and Stockholm became the centre of his kingdom.
		The city was founded in 1619 by King Gustav II Adolph, and its cathedral, Gustavii Domkyrka, was built in 1633.
	www.travelnotes.org /Europe/sweden.htm (521 words)

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