He secured the Treaty of Stolbova, saving a stranded army in Russia, and allied with the French in the Thirty Years' War by the Treaty of Altmark.
He waged war from 1621-29 against his cousin Zygmunt III, king of Poland, who maintained a claim to his country's throne. He secured the Treaty of Stolbova, saving a stranded army in Russia, and allied with the French in the Thirty Years' War by the Treaty of Altmark. His chancellor Count Oxenstierna led diplomatic affairs while he warred, occupying Bavaria and Bohemia after victory at the 1631 Battle of Breitenfeld. The son of Charles IX, he was succeeded by his daughter Christina after dying at the 1632 Battle of Lützen. FTP, identify this Lion of the North and 17th century Swedish king.
He waged war from 1621-29 against his cousin Zygmunt III, king of Poland, who maintained a claim to his country's throne.
{Gustavus Adolphus} or {Gustav II Adolph}