. The library of historic characters and famous events of all nations and all ages;. GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS is thefavorite national hero of Sweden,and, as the champion of Protestant-ism in the Thirty Years War, hasbeen called The lyion of the North 11 ti u He was, says Schiller,incontestably the first commanderof his century, and the bravestsoldier in the army he had everything their law-giver wasalso their example. Gustavus Adolphus was thesecond king of that name in Swe-dish history. He was born at Stockholm, on the gth of Decem-ber, 1594, and was the eldest son of Charles IX., and a g
. The library of historic characters and famous events of all nations and all ages;. GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS is thefavorite national hero of Sweden,and, as the champion of Protestant-ism in the Thirty Years War, hasbeen called The lyion of the North 11 ti u He was, says Schiller,incontestably the first commanderof his century, and the bravestsoldier in the army he had everything their law-giver wasalso their example. Gustavus Adolphus was thesecond king of that name in Swe-dish history. He was born at Stockholm, on the gth of Decem-ber, 1594, and was the eldest son of Charles IX., and a grand-son of Gustavus Vasa. His mother was Christina, of SchleswigHolstein. He was carefully educated by tutors named JohnSkytte and the Count de la Gardie. He learned Latin, whichwas then the universal language of diplomacy, and could con-verse fluently in four languages besides his own. He was, also,sufficiently acquainted with Greek to be able to read Xeno-phon in the original. At an early age he was accustomed topublic affairs. At the audiences given to foreign ambassadors,his
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