STANNIS VS. TILLY

Because Charles XII was not Stannis-like enough...

Jean 't Serclaës, Count of Tilly     vs.       Stannis Baratheon of Dragonstone

Third son, practically invisible                                          Middle child, the unfavourite        
Never married, and died childless                            Has two wives and a pre-teen daughter
    
 A teetotaler, on religious grounds                      A teetotaler, on religious grounds
Emotionally cold and stern                                     Emotionally cold and stern
More dreaded than loved                                        More dreaded than loved
Shows no mercy towards the enemy                    Shows no mercy towards the enemy
Religious zealot (Catholic)                                     Religious zealot (Red Faith)
Lost decisive battle to more powerful ruler         Lost decisive battle to more powerful ruler
(Breitenfeld, to Gustavus Adolphus)                  (Blackwater Bay, to Tywin Lannister)

Current status: deceased                                        Current status: alive