King Gustav II Adolf (1594-1632) and Queen Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg

[Blog Real]

Gustavus Adolphus (9 December 1594 – 6 November 1632), also known in English as Gustav II Adolf or Gustav II Adolph, was King of Sweden from 1611 to 1632, and is credited for the rise of Sweden as a great European power (Swedish: Stormaktstiden). During his reign, Sweden became one of the primary military forces in Europe during the Thirty Years' War, helping to determine the political and religious balance of power in Europe. He was formally and posthumously given the name Gustavus Adolphus the Great (Swedish: Gustav Adolf den store; Latin: Gustavus Adolphus Magnus) by the Riksdag of the Estates in 1634.

More information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustavus_Adolphus

King of Sweden:
Reign: 30 October 1611 – 6 November 1632
Coronation: 12 October 1617
Predecessor: Charles IX
Successor: Christina

Born: 9 December 1594
Castle Tre Kronor, Sweden
Died: 6 November 1632 (aged 37)
Battle of Lützen
near Lützen, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire
Burial: 22 June 1634
Riddarholm Church, Stockholm
Spouse: Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg
Children:
Christina, Queen of Sweden
illegitimate:
Gustav of Vasaborg
House: Vasa
Father: Charles IX, King of Sweden
Mother: Christina of Holstein-Gottorp
Religion: Lutheran

Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg (11 November 1599 – 28 March 1655) was a German princess and Queen of Sweden as the consort of King Gustav II Adolph (Gustavus Adolphus).

She was a daughter of John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg, and Anna, Duchess of Prussia, daughter of Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia.

In 1620, Maria Eleonora married Gustavus Adolphus with her mother's consent, but against the will of her brother George William, Elector of Brandenburg, who had just succeeded her father. She bore her husband a daughter, Christina in 1626.

More information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Eleonora_of_Brandenburg

Queen consort of Sweden:
Tenure: 25 November 1620 – 6 November 1632
Born: 11 November 1599
Königsberg, Duchy of Prussia
Died: 28 March 1655 (aged 55)
Burial: Riddarholmen Church
Spouse: Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden
​(m. 1620; died 1632)​
Children: Christina of Sweden
House: Hohenzollern
Father: John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg
Mother: Duchess Anna of Prussia

 

[CyrilVladisla]

Why did King Gustav II Adolf enter the Thirty Years War?

 

[LadyFinn]

At the collections of Historiska Museet
Jeweled heart-shaped necklace that belonged to Queen Maria Eleonora. Decorated with acanthus leaves and rosettes, partly enamelled in white, red, green and dark blue. Encrusted with diamonds, rubies, rock crystal and pearls.
https://samlingar.shm.se/object/39EF25A3-2E64-4A15-848A-E3FEBC074DC3

 

[CyrilVladisla]

It was interesting that one of Maria Eleonora's suitors included the future King Charles I of England. If they had married, would the Commonwealth of England have occurred?
Queen Maria Eleonora spoke and wrote most often in French, which was the court language.

 

[An Ard Ri]

It was interesting that one of Maria Eleonora's suitors included the future King Charles I of England. If they had married, would the Commonwealth of England have occurred?
Queen Maria Eleonora spoke and wrote most often in French, which was the court language.

He was one of many suitors for Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg,another was Władysław IV Vasa,King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania but he was devoutly Roman Catholic and went for a Habsburg bride in the end.

 

[CyrilVladisla]

King Gustav II Adolf before the Battle of Lutzen in 1632
http://www.maryevans.com/history/10426748

 

[LadyFinn]

From the Jubilee Exhibition "Vasa to Bernadotte"
A pendant which, among other things, was worn by Gustav II Adolf, representing a rat trap. Made in Northern Germany approx 1590.
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10159491797371547&set=pcb.10159491797566547

 

[LadyFinn]

Memorial concert at the Riddarholmen Church
The concert will be held at Sweden's royal burial church and Stockholm's only preserved mediaeval abbey in commemoration of Gustav II Adolf (1594–1632), King of Sweden from 1611 to 1632, who died on 6 November 1632 in Lützen.
Memorial concert at the Riddarholmen Church - Kungliga slotten

 

[doro]

King Gustav II Adolf is depicted in a old 100 SEK banknote

100 Swedish kronor

 

[CyrilVladisla]

The city of Augsburg paid homage to Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden in 1632.
http://www.lookandlearn.com/history-images/M565512

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[CyrilVladisla]

Painting of King King Gustav II Adolf by Matthaus Merian

Gustavus Adolphus, Gustav II Adolf, (1594-1632, King of Sweden (1611-32), Portrait, Painting by Matthaus Merian, 1632 Stock Photo - Alamy

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[LadyFinn]

The oldest queen's crown in the Treasury was created in 1620 for Maria Eleonora's coronation. The crown is in gold, studded with diamonds and rubies. The cross globe is made of enamel and decorated with diamonds representing the sun, moon and stars. The crown was made by the German goldsmith Ruprecht Miller.

Kungliga slotten on Instagram: "1620-tal: Maria Eleonoras krona Den äldsta drottningkronan i Skattkammaren skapades 1620 till Maria Eleonoras kröning. Kronan är i guld, besatt av diamanter och rubiner. Korsgloben är av emalj och dekorerad av diamant

1,963 likes, 13 comments - kungligaslotten on October 10, 2024: "1620-tal: Maria Eleonoras krona Den äldsta drottningkronan i Skattkammaren skapades 1620 till Maria Eleonoras kröning. Kronan är i guld, besatt av diamanter och rubiner. Korsgloben är av emalj och dekorerad av diamanter som...

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Maria Eleonora's Crown

www.kungligaslotten.se

 

[CyrilVladisla]

Maria Eleonora's brother George William was not in favor of the future union of his sister and Gustav II Adolf. He feared it would lead to conflict with Poland.

 

[Blog Real]

Queen Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg

 

[Luc122]

Yes, the interests of Brandenburg would be at peril given the conflict between Sweden and Poland at the time. Her mother did move forward with the courtship inviting Gustavus Adolphuso to a chaperoned dinner where he proposed. Of course, her brother was still opposed to the union hence the dinner was held in Berlin while her brother was in Prussia. The Duchess ignoring her sons protests and agreeing to the marriage smuggled Maria out of Brandenburg to Mecklenburg where a Swedish ship was waiting to take her to Gustavus and to her new life as a royal wife.

 

[CyrilVladisla]

Did George William finally accept his sister's marriage to King Gustav II Adolf?

 

[CyrilVladisla]

King Gustav II of Sweden fought in the Thirty Years War.

Gustavus Adolphus, King of Sweden landing on German soil during the Thirty Years War, 1630

Gustavus Adolphus, King of Sweden landing on German soil during the Thirty Years War, 1630. Illustration from Panorama der Weltgeschichte, by M Reymond (Internationaler Weltverlag, Berlin, c1905).

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[An Ard Ri]

I wonder what sort of relationship Queen Maria Eleonora had with her daughter Queen Christina?

 

[Meraude]

I wonder what sort of relationship Queen Maria Eleonora had with her daughter Queen Christina?

Here you can read about Maria Eleonora and her life in Sweden. The relationship between mother and daughter would have been complicated, and she had little to do with the upbringing of Christina, who had been placed with her paternal aunt in 1636, at the age of ten. I think their personalities were too different, and in her selfbiography Christina was keen to distance herself from typical feminine qualities such as those her mother had. With todays terminology, I guess Christina could be labeled as transgender.
In an English translation with Google translate:

skbl.se - Maria Eleonora, drottning

Maria Eleonora av Brandenburg var drottning av Sverige. Trots inledande popularitet blev hon efter konflikter med riksrådet fråntagen sin dotters vårdnad och förtalad i äldre historieskrivning. Maria

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