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Meaning of GUSTAVUS
Pronunciation:
gu'steyvus
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Definition:
[n]
King
of
Sweden
who
established
Lutheranism
as
the
state
religion
(1496-1560)
[n]
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)
Synonyms:
Gustavus Adolphus
,
Gustavus I
,
Gustavus II
See Also:
king
,
male monarch
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