Swedish prince. Belonging to the Vasa Dynasty, he was the fifth child and second of the two sons born to Carl, Duke of Sudermania etc. (later Carl IX) and Duchess Maria. Both of their sons died as one-year-olds. His Swedish name was Gustaf. He was named for his paternal grandfather King Gustav I of Sweden.
"Tell us, thou clear and heav'nly tongue:
Where are the babes but lately sprung?
Lie they the lily-banks among?"
- Robert Herrick
"Tell us, thou clear and heav'nly tongue:
Where are the babes but lately sprung?
Lie they the lily-banks among?"
- Robert Herrick
Swedish prince. Belonging to the Vasa Dynasty, he was the fifth child and second of the two sons born to Carl, Duke of Sudermania etc. (later Carl IX) and Duchess Maria. Both of their sons died as one-year-olds. His Swedish name was Gustaf. He was named for his paternal grandfather King Gustav I of Sweden.
"Tell us, thou clear and heav'nly tongue:
Where are the babes but lately sprung?
Lie they the lily-banks among?"
- Robert Herrick
"Tell us, thou clear and heav'nly tongue:
Where are the babes but lately sprung?
Lie they the lily-banks among?"
- Robert Herrick
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