Friday, May 23, 2008
RANDOM E BRITANNICA POST
CHARLES GUSTAVUS X- 1622-1660. king of sweden. son of John casimir, elector of palatine of the rhine, + catherine, daughter of Charles IX of sweden. took part in 30 years war. sought hand of cousin Queen Christina, who he professed to love dearly. rejected. but in 1654, she abdictcated the throne + he succeeded her. passion for war. 1655 overran Poland, 'because polish king not happy Ch succeeded christina'. then prussia and compelled to swear allegiance to him., then denmark. seized continental DK. he proposed to holland + england to split up DK between them, but cromwell refused to join his spoils, still fighting DK when he died at 38.
