![]() ![]() Printz entered the Swedish army in 1625 rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel under King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden. ĭuring the Thirty Years' War, he initially became a mercenary for Archduke Leopold of Austria, Duke Christian of Brunswick, and King Christian IV of Denmark. ![]() The involuntary change in occupation turned out to suit him. While on a journey in about 1620, he was pressed into military service. Printz received his early education in Sweden followed in 1618 by theological studies at German universities. He was the son of a Lutheran pastor, Björn Hansson, and Gunilla Svensdotter. He was born in Bottnaryd, Jönköping County, in the province of Småland in 1592. Johan Björnsson Printz (J– May 3, 1663) was governor from 1643 until 1653 of the Swedish colony of New Sweden on the Delaware River in North America. Sculpture in the park, "Rådhusparken" in Jönköping, Sweden ![]()
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