Gustavus Adolphus vs Hugo Grotius
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Compare the life timelines of Gustavus Adolphus (1594–1632) and Hugo Grotius (1583–1645) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 38 years, from 1594 to 1632.
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Gustavus Adolphus (1594–1632)
- — Born in Stockholm Verified
- — Ascended the Swedish throne at age sixteen Verified
- — Reformed the Swedish army and government Verified
- — Concluded the Treaty of Stolbovo with Russia Verified
- — Married Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg Verified
- — Landed in Pomerania to intervene in the Thirty Years' War Verified
- — Won the Battle of Breitenfeld Verified
- — Killed at the Battle of Lützen Verified
Hugo Grotius (1583–1645)
- — Born in Delft, Holland Verified
- — Entered Leiden University at age eleven Verified
- — Received a doctorate in law from the University of Orleans Verified
- — Married Maria van Reigersberch Verified
- — Published Mare Liberum, arguing for freedom of the seas Verified
- — Sentenced to life imprisonment at Loevestein Castle Verified
- — Escaped from Loevestein Castle hidden in a book chest and fled to Paris Verified
- — Published De jure belli ac pacis (On the Law of War and Peace) Verified
- — Served as Sweden's ambassador to France Verified
- — Died at Rostock after a shipwreck in the Baltic Verified