ALL meanings of gustavus adolphus
Gustavus II
G g - noun gustavus adolphus (Gustavus Adolphus) 1778–1837, king of Sweden 1792–1809 (son of Gustavus III). 1
- noun gustavus adolphus 1594–1632, king of Sweden (1611–32). A brilliant general, he waged successful wars with Denmark, Russia, and Poland and in the Thirty Years' War led a Protestant army against the Catholic League and the Holy Roman Empire (1630–32). He defeated Tilly at Leipzig (1631) and Lech (1632) but was killed at the battle of Lützen 0