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| 1. | [ noun ] (politics) 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_ii gustavus_adolphus | |
| Related terms: | king | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (politics) King of Sweden who established Lutheranism as the state religion (1496-1560) | |
| Synonyms: | gustavus_i | |
| Related terms: | king | |
| Similar spelling: |
gustavus_v gustavus_i gustavus_ii Gustavson Gustavo Gustafson |
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