Gustavus
n 1: king of Sweden whose victories in battle made Sweden a
European power; his domestic reforms made Sweden a
modern state; in 1630 he intervened on the Protestant
side of the Thirty Years' War and was killed in the
battle of Lutzen (1594-1632) [syn: Gustavus II, Gustavus
Adolphus]
2: king of Sweden who established Lutheranism as the state
religion (1496-1560) [syn: Gustavus I]