Married to Maria Elonora of Brandenburg, this monarch had a daughter who would shockingly abdicate the throne.
This ruler employed light cavalry men known as the "hakkapeliitta," whose name refers to a war cry meaning "cut them down!" His artillery commander was taken captive during his failed siege at Alte Veste. This man died in the same battle that killed his opponent Marshal Pappenheim. Married to Maria Elonora of Brandenburg, this monarch had a daughter who would shockingly abdicate the throne. At the Battle of (*) Lech, also known as the "Battle of Rain," he commanded troops over the Count of Tilly. This ruler was succeeded as commander by his Lord High Chancellor Axel Oxenstierna. This Protestant monarch won the Battle of Breitenfeld before dying at the Battle of Lutzen. For 10 points, name this Swedish king, the "Lion of the North," who died during the Thirty Years War.
This ruler employed light cavalry men known as the "hakkapeliitta," whose name refers to a war cry meaning "cut them down!"
Gustavus Adolphus [or Gustav II Adolf]