The reduction had started in the 1650s as a means of leverage to get the high nobles to pay their taxes and agree to various acts. Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot. Gustav II Adolf (9 December 1594 – 6 November 1632, O.S.

Gustav II Adolf's politics in the conquered territory of Estonia also show progressive tendencies. This, however, did not happen; for the man who had drawn the charter, the chancellor The first decade of the reign, therefore, saw the creation of the Supreme Court (1614) and the establishment of the Treasury and the Chancery as permanent administrative boards (1618), and by the end of the reign an Admiralty and a War Office had been created—each presided over by one of the great officers of state. Faced with this threat, the high nobility agreed to pay, and even agreed to minor reductions in their possessions.

As a Among other innovations, he installed an early form of These were grouped in batteries supporting his more linearly deployed formations, replacing the cumbersome and unmaneuverable traditional deep squares (such as the Spanish His armies were very well trained for the day, so that his Gustavus Adolphus was a very forward thinking military engineer.

"Militärgeschichte des Mittelalters und der frühen Neuzeit bis 1648. Gustav II Adolf của Thụy Điển (9 tháng 12 jul (19 tháng 12 greg) năm 1594 – 6 tháng 11 jul (16 tháng 11 greg) năm 1632), còn được biết với cái tên tiếng La Tinh là Gustavus Adolphus (còn viết là Gustave II Adolphe và đọc theo tiếng Việt là Guxtavơ II Ađônphơ).

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Gustavus Adolphus inherited three wars from his father when he ascended the throne: Against Denmark, which had attacked Sweden earlier in 1611, against Russia, due to Sweden having tried to take advantage of the Russian Especially the weak electorate of Brandenburg was torn apart by a quarrel between the Protestant and Catholic parties.

By signing up for this email, you are agreeing to news, offers, and information from Encyclopaedia Britannica.Be on the lookout for your Britannica newsletter to get trusted stories delivered right to your inbox. The Brandenburg minister and diplomat Baron Samuel von Winterfeld influenced Gustavus Adolphus to support and protect the Protestant side in Germany. "Ein Gotenkönig als Friedenskaiser? Author of Gustavus Adolphus Union, German in full Gustav-Adolf-Werk der Evangelischen Kirche in Deutschland, worldwide organization for the spreading of the Christian faith.It was founded by the Lutheran superintendent Gottlob Grossmann at Leipzig in 1832 as a “living” bicentennial memorial to the Swedish king Gustav II Adolf, Protestant hero of the Thirty Years’ War killed at the Battle of Lützen.Organized to …

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); widely known in English by his Latinized name Gustavus Adolphus, or as Gustavus Adolphus the Great (Swedish language: Gustav Adolf den store, Latin language: Gustavus Adolphus Magnus, a formal posthumous distinction passed by the Riksdag of the Estates in 1634); was the King of Sweden from 1611 to 1632 and is credited as the …

By the Meanwhile, the internal tensions that Gustavus Adolphus had inherited had been largely resolved. For the college in Minnesota, see Kroener, Bernhard R. (1993).

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