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Gustavus Adolphus inherited three wars from whom?

  • His brother

  • Charles IX of Sweden

  • His uncle

  • His grandfather

Answer

Charles IX of Sweden died in 1611, leaving the throne to his son Gustavus Adolphus. Gustavus inherited three wars from his father: the Kalmar War, the Polish War and the Thirty Years' War. The Kalmar War was a conflict between Sweden and Denmark over control of the Kalmar Union. The Polish War was a conflict between Sweden and Poland over control of Livonia.
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