King killed in action
11/16/1632 AD died
Gustavus Adolphus' body was plundered of its clothes and gold jewellery and left on the battlefield dressed only in his shirts and long stockings.
His buff coat was taken as a trophy to the emperor in Vienna. It was returned to Sweden in 1920, in recognition of relief efforts by the Swedish Red Cross during and after the First World War.
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Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden (Gustav II Adolf) King of Sweden 161...
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