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(King of Sweden) Gustav I VASA #66662

12 MAY 1496 - 29 SEP 1560

AKA: Gustav Vasa

Personal Information

  • TITLE: King of Sweden
  • BIRTH: 12 MAY 1496, Österåker, Stockholm, Sweden
  • DEATH: 29 SEP 1560, Stockholm, Sweden

Notes

Founder of the House of Vasa

Gustav Eriksson Vasa (12 May 1496 - 29 September 1560), also known as Gustav I, was King of Sweden from 1523 until his death in 1560. He was previously self-recognised Protector of the Realm (Riksföreståndare) from 1521, during the ongoing Swedish War of Liberation against King Christian II of Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Gustav rose to lead the Swedish War of Liberation following the Stockholm Bloodbath, where his father was executed. Gustav's election as king on 6 June 1523 (the National Day of Sweden) and his triumphant entry into Stockholm eleven days later marked Sweden's final secession from the Kalmar Union.

Parents

Father: Erik Johansson VASA #66687

Mother: Cecilia Månsdotter EKA #66688

Family 1 :

Wife: Margareta Eriksdotter LEIJONHUFVUD

Children:

  1.  +Charles IX VASA #66661
  2.  +John III Gustavsson VASA #66666
  3.  +Catherine Gustavsdotter of VASA #71870
  4.  +Cecilia Gustavsdotter of VASA #73055

Family 2 :

Wife: Catherine of ASCANIA

Children:

  1.   Eric XIV Gustavsson VASA #66665
 
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                            _Johan Christiernsson VASA ____|
                           | (1426 - 1477)                 |
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 _Erik Johansson VASA _____|
| (1470 - 1520)            |
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|                          |_Brigitta Gustafsdotter STURE _|
|                            (1440 - 1472)                 |
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|--Gustav I VASA 
|  (1496 - 1560)
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|_Cecilia Månsdotter EKA _|
  (1476 - 1523)            |
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