Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Gustavus II Adolphus Biography and Timeline — Page 2

Follow Gustavus II Adolphus through 44 dated historical records for Sweden.

Gustavus II Adolphus, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

44Distinct records
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1631–1632Years on this page

1631

Capture of Mainz

King · Mainz · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Captures Mainz & spends the winter there

Role range: 1618-1648 – 1611-1632

Capture of Frankfurt

King · Frankfurt · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Captures Frankfurt On-the-Oder

Role range: 1618-1648 – 1611-1632

1632

Battle of Lutzen

King · Lutzen · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Achieves victory but is killed in battle near Leipzig whilst leading a cavalry charge

Role range: 1618-1648 – 1611-1632

Death of Gustavus II Adolphus

King · Lutzen · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Killed at the Battle of Lutzen

Role range: 1618-1648 – 1611-1632

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.