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Whose collections did Gustavus Adolphus target as a successful "bookraider"?
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The Swedish king Gustavus Adolphus was a successful "bookraider" during the Thirty Years' War, taking large collections from the Jesuits, the Catholic Counter-Reformation order. His goal was to reduce the power of the Jesuits, who he saw as a threat to Sweden's independence and to Protestantism. He also hoped to increase the number of Protestant books available in Sweden and to spread the Reformation.
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