Piotr Nater
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He defeated the Swedish king and took the important fortress of Kalmar.
Before Charles IX could make that loss good, he died, october thirtieth, sixteen eleven, at the age of sixty.
A strong, energetic, and even passionate man of great sagacity, and with deep and lofty feelings, he had succeeded in directing the destinies of his people according to his purpose, because he understood that people, recognized their needs and desires, and helped them to realize them.
He was succeeded by his son Gustavus II Adolphus, who was born on december ninth, fifteen ninety four.
This young prince had been most carefully educated by his father, he spoke Latin, German, Dutch, and French fluently, and had a fair knowledge of Greek, Polish, and Russian.
When yet a lad, he had taken part in state affairs, as a listener mostly, but now and then called upon for advice.
In the campaign of sixteen eleven he had played a not inglorious part.
For a youth of seventeen, the situation presented greatly.
in great difficulties.
Charles, with his peculiar conscientiousness, had left to the estates the choice between Zigismund's brother, Duke John, and his own son, Gustavus Adolphus.
The choice fell on Gustavus, but John, as compensation, received all of East and West Gotland as an almost independent duchy.
The young king's brother, Charles Philip, obtained Sudermannland, together with Norike and Vermland.
Thus the unity of the nation was once more broken.
Besides, the nobles took advantage of the youth and insecure position of the new prince to impose upon him their cooperation by means of the royal council.
The young king's chancellor was Axel Oxenstein, only twenty eight years of age, but already an experienced statesman and an indefatigable worker.
Bloody and costly wars were part of the inheritance which Charles II had left to his son, and one of the first cares of Gustavus was to put a measurably satisfactory end to them.
It was clear that, in spite of their heroic valor, the Swedes could not face their foes on both the East and the West.
It was fortunate for Sweden that the Danish nobles did not look favourably on their king's military successes, fearing lest he might grow proud thereby and destroy them and their liberties.
So Christian IV was disposed to listen to overtures of peace, though the terms he granted the Swedes were quite severe.
By the Treaty of Knerot, january sixteen thirteen, Gustavus renounced his sovereignty over Lapland and redeemed Elvesborg, the only Swedish port on the North Sea at a cost of a million Rex Talers, not inconsiderable sum for the times.
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