Building an Empire: How Gustavus Adolphus Carried Sweden to the Forefront of European Politics

dc.contributor.advisor	Gough, Robert (Robert J.)
dc.contributor.author	Fredrickson, Clark A.
dc.date.accessioned	2011-09-19T20:37:18Z
dc.date.available	2011-09-19T20:37:18Z
dc.date.issued	2011-05-13
dc.description.abstract	This paper seeks to examine the political, religious and diplomatic impact of Gustavus Adolphus during his reign as King of Sweden (1611-1632). My research begins with an overview of the House of Vasa, which was established by Gustavus' grandfather, Gustav I, in 1523. After the overview in Vasa history, I then shift my focus to Gustavus' life as a young ruler. In particular, there is a focus on his military and diplomatic strategies. The third section studies Sweden's intervention in the Thirty Years' War, from Gustavus' early attempts to build an alliance among German Protestants to his death at the Battle of Lutzen in 1632. In the final chapter, there is an analysis of the overall impact of Gustavus Adolphus not only within Sweden, but also Europe as a whole.	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/54267
dc.relation.ispartofseries	USGZE AS333
dc.subject	Thirty Years' War, 1618-1648
dc.subject	Sweden--History--1523-1654
dc.subject	Sweden--Kings and rulers--Biography
dc.subject	Vasa, House of
dc.subject	Gustav II Adolf, King of Sweden, 1594-1632
dc.title	Building an Empire: How Gustavus Adolphus Carried Sweden to the Forefront of European Politics	en
dc.type	Thesis	en

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