Gustavus
['ɡustɑ:vəs]
Definition
(noun.) king of Sweden who established Lutheranism as the state religion (1496-1560).
(noun.) king of Sweden whose victories in battle made Sweden a European power; his domestic reforms made Sweden a modern state; in 1630 he intervened on the Protestant side of the Thirty Years' War and was killed in the battle of Lutzen (1594-1632).
(noun.) king of Sweden who increased the royal power and waged an unpopular war against Russia (1746-1792).
(noun.) king of Sweden whose losses to Napoleon I led to his being deposed in 1809 (1778-1837).
(noun.) king of Sweden who kept Sweden neutral during both World War I and II (1858-1950).
(noun.) the last king of Sweden to have any real political power (1882-1973).
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Examples
- Gustavus Adolphus was killed in his decisive victory over Wallenstein at Lützen (1632), and Wallenstein was murdered in 1634. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- We have already named Gustavus Adolphus, the Protestant Lion of the North, and mentioned his campaigns in Germany, Poland, and Russia. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The pope favoured the tyrant and the archbishop, and Gustavus Vasa found no difficulty in establishing the reformation in Sweden. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
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