Gustavus Synonyms

King of Sweden who increased the royal power and waged an unpopular war against Russia (1746-1792)
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. gustavus iii
  2. Gustavus VI
King of Sweden whose losses to Napoleon I led to his being deposed in 1809 (1778-1837)
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. Gustavus IV
King of Sweden who kept Sweden neutral during both World War I and II (1858-1950)
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. Gustavus V
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)
Synonyms:
  1. gustavus ii
  2. Gustavus Adolphus
King of Sweden who established Lutheranism as the state religion (1496-1560)
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. gustavus i

Gustavus Sentence Examples

  • The body of Gustavus Adolphus was embalmed at Weissenfels after the battle of Lutzen.

  • In the political interests which these contests involved he took no part; his favourite disciple, the princess Elizabeth, was the daughter of the banished king, against whom he had served in Bohemia; and Queen Christina, his second royal follower, was the daughter of Gustavus Adolphus.

  • Other buildings of note are the massive episcopal palace (1470-1500), afterwards a royal palace, and the old gymnasium founded by Gustavus Adolphus in 1627, which contains the valuable library of old books and manuscripts belonging to the diocese and state college, and collection of coins and antiquities.

  • The coronation of Birger Jarlsson Valdemar took place in the cathedral in 1251; and in the reign of Gustavus Vasa several important diets were held in the town.

  • His policy was in principle the policy of Elizabeth, of Gustavus Adolphus, and - in the following generation - of William of Orange.

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