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Charles IX, also Carl ( Swedish: Karl IX; 4 October 1550 – 30 October 1611), reigned as King of Sweden from 1604 until his death. He was the youngest son of King Gustav I ( r. 1523–1560) and of his second wife, Margaret Leijonhufvud, the brother of King Eric XIV and of King John III, and the uncle of Sigismund, who became king both of ...
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Charles IX was the virtual ruler of Sweden (1599–1604) and king (1604–11) who reaffirmed Lutheranism as the national religion and pursued an aggressive foreign policy leading to war with Poland (1605) and Denmark (1611). The youngest son of the Swedish king Gustav I Vasa, Charles in 1568 was one of.
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Charles IX, also Carl, reigned as King of Sweden from 1604 until his death. He was the youngest son of King Gustav I and of his second wife, Margaret Leijonhufvud, the brother of King Eric XIV and of King John III, and the uncle of Sigismund, who became king both of Sweden and of Poland.
Charles IX was an administrator very much like his father. His foreign policy aimed at dominating the Russian trade routes toward the Kola Peninsula and the White Sea and at grasping as much as possible of the territory (Russian and other) south of the Gulf of Finland.
Apr 26, 2022 · Charles IX, king of Sweden's Timeline. Birth of Katarina of Sweden, Pfalzgräfin von Zweibrü... Genealogy for Charles (1550 - 1611) family tree on Geni, with over 245 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives.
- October 04, 1550
- Strängnäs, Södermanland County, Sweden
Jan 14, 2021 · King Charles IX of Sweden invaded Polish Livonia in 1600, but was defeated by the Polish-Lithuanian army at Kircholm in 1605. The article explains the background, causes and consequences of the war, and the role of Charles's personal ambition and incompetence.
Charles IX, also Carl (Swedish language: Karl IX. 4 October 1550 – 30 October 1611), was King of Sweden from 1604 until his death. He was the youngest son of King Gustav I and his second wife, Margaret Leijonhufvud, brother of Eric XIV and John III, and uncle of Sigismund who was king of both Sweden and Poland.
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