Gustav's Beliefs

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All great beings started out just as everyone else, but the only difference is the way they may have been raise, or where they were raised. The following people began their life in the sweet country of Sweden. Gustav II Adolf, succeeded his father as king at the age of 16 years old in 1611. During the time, Sweden was involved in 3 different wars and was not happy with the growing monarchy. Gustav was establishing the country as a major imperial power in Northern Europe, and his rule formed the basis for Sweden today. Within 6 years of the throne, he ended all 3 of the wars, and solved much of the internal conflict.After all his great success in the wars, he earned the titles of The Protestant hero and Lion of the North. In 1630, Sweden entered

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