House of Vasa

The Swedish king entered the Thirty Years War 1630, saving the Protestant cause at Breitenfeld. His tactical reforms, linear forma...

Gustav Eriksson, the Dalarna ski legend, led the Kalmar Union breakup, Stockholm Bloodbath vengeance. Elected king 1523, Sweden in...

Daughter of Gustavus Adolphus, Christina became queen at five and ruled in her own right from 1644. Highly educated, she invited D...