Definition of gustavus
king of Sweden whose
losses to Napoleon I led to his
being deposed in 1809 (1778-1837)
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)