Early in his reign he secured Ingermanland with his defeat of the Russians, having earlier ended the Kalmar War by buying off the Danes.
Early in his reign he secured Ingermanland with his defeat of the Russians, having earlier ended the Kalmar War by buying off the Danes. Establishing a national standing army known for its discipline and lack of pillaging, he invaded Poland to oppose the threat of Sigismund III. After gaining peace with Poland through the Truce of Altmark, France secretly subsidized his invasion of Germany, winning at Breitenfeld and killing Tilly at the crossing of the Leck before dying in the victory at Lutzen. FTP, who was this Swedish king of the Thirty Years War?
Early in his reign he secured Ingermanland with his defeat of the Russians, having earlier ended the Kalmar War by buying off the Danes.
Gustavus Adolphus or Gustav II