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Eric XIV ( Swedish: Erik XIV; 13 December 1533 – 26 February 1577) was King of Sweden from 1560 until he was captured in a rebellion led by his brother John in 1568 and formally deposed 26 January 1569. [1] Eric XIV was the eldest son of Gustav I (1496–1560) and Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg (1513–1535). He was also ruler of Estonia, after ...
Erik XIV (born Dec. 13, 1533, Stockholm, Swed.—died Feb. 26, 1577, Örbyhus) was the king of Sweden (1560–68) who expanded the powers of the monarchy and pursued an aggressive foreign policy that led to the Seven Years’ War of the North (1563–70) against Denmark. Succeeding his father, Gustav I Vasa, in 1560, Erik soon obtained passage ...
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1. He Suffered an Enormous Tragedy. Though Eric XIV would soon earn a reputation as one of the maddest men in Sweden, his beginnings were tragic in another way entirely. Born December 13, 1533 as the heir of King Gustav I and Queen Catherine of Sweden, the boy got precious little time with his mother; she passed before he was even two years old.
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Elizabeth I to King Eric XIV of Sweden, 25 February 1560 (SP 70/11 f.74) Although Elizabeth showed no inclination to marry, it was not long before the young queen was besieged by suitors. Among the first was the new king of Sweden, Eric XIV. Elizabeth employed what was to become a familiar tactic: she offered ‘fair words’ but no firm promises.
Eric XIV Vasa Eric XIV of Sweden. Eric XIV was born at Tre Kronor on 13 December 1533. Before the age of two, he lost his mother. In 1536, his father, Gustav Vasa, married Margaret Leijonhufvud (1516–51), a Swedish noblewoman. He was crowned as Eric XIV, but was not necessarily the 14th king of Sweden named Eric.
Biography of Eric XIV of Sweden (1533-1577) Erik Wasa (1533-1577) was a man of contradictions; he was both humble and haughty, and urbane and well read, but also barbaric. As a youth Eric had been a talented young man and a true Renaissance Prince. He and his half brothers had received a typical Renaissance education, including geography ...
Eric XIV was the eldest son of Gustav I (1496–1560) and Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg (1513–1535). He was also ruler of Estonia, after it placed itself under Swedish protection in 1561. Eric XIV was King of Sweden from 1560 until he was captured in a rebellion led by his brother John in 1568 and formally deposed 26 January 1569.
