Gustavus Adolphus, King of Sweden, his character, 79; early struggles, 80; visits Germany, 81; hostile to the growth of the Empire, 82; views on religion and politics, 83; projects a general league against the House of Austria, 84; refuses to take part in it on the terms offered, and attacks Poland, 86; sends help to Stralsund, 104; makes peace with Poland, 124; negotiates with France, 124; lands in Pomerania, 127; gains possession of the lands on the Baltic coast, 131; negotiates with France, 131; signs the treaty of Bärwalde, 132; compels the Elector of Brandenburg to join him, 135; fails to relieve Magdeburg, 136; entrenches himself at Werben, 138; allies himself with Saxony, 139; his skill as a commander, 140; defeats Tilly at Breitenfeld, 141; receives overtures from Wallenstein, 143; his political plans, 144; determines to march to the Rhine, 145; keeps Christmas at Mentz, 147; his reception at Nüremberg, 148; enters Donauwörth, and defeats Tilly at the Lech, 149; occupies Munich, 150; lays down terms of peace, 156; proposes a league of the cities, 157; rebukes his officers, 159; fails in storming Wallenstein's entrenchments, 160; follows Wallenstein into Saxony, 161; attacks Wallenstein at Lützen, 162; his death, 163; his future plans, 165. Hagenau, seized by Mansfeld, 50. Hague, the, Frederick takes refuge there, 45; returns after his campaign in Germany, 60. Halberstadt, diocese of, Christian of Brunswick Bishop of it, 54; forfeited by his treason, 65; occupied by Wallenstein, 92; named in the Edict of Restitution, 120; execution of the Edict at, 125; not recovered by the Protestants at the treaty of Prague, 184; restored at the peace of Westphalia, 214. Halle, Pappenheim's march to, 162. Hamburg, its commerce, 78; refuses to submit to Wallenstein, 110. Hanse Towns, offers made them by the Emperor, 106. Havelberg, bishopric of, named in the Edict of Restitution, 121. Heidelberg, garrisoned by Vere, 57; taken by Tilly, 61; treatment of Protestants at, 119. Heilbronn, the league of, 167; its leading members excepted from the amnesty of the treaty of Prague, 184. Heiligenhafen, combat of, 102. Henry IV., King of France, plans intervention in Germany, 22. Henry the Fowler, not an emperor, 2. Hesse Cassel, Landgrave of. _See_ Maurice, and William. Hesse Darmstadt. _See_ Lewis. Höchst, battle of, 59. Horn, commands a Swedish force in Mecklenburg, 134; is defeated at Nördlingen, 183. Huguenots, nature of toleration granted to, 173; insurrection of, 77, 112; tolerated by Richelieu, 116. Hungary, political divisions of, 40. Imperial Council (_Reichshofrath_) intervenes in the case of Donauwörth, 20. Imperial Court (_Reichskammergericht_), institution, 6; out of working order, 19. Ingolstadt, Tilly's death at, 149. Italy, kingdom of, 3, 122.