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- Gustav I of Sweden had three wives: Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg, Margaret Leijonhufvud, and Catherine Stenbock. He went on to have nine children. Three of his sons, Eric XIV, John III, and Charles IX, ruled Sweden at different points in time.
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Gustav I (born Gustav Eriksson of the Vasa noble family; 12 May 1496 – 29 September 1560), commonly known as Gustav Vasa, was King of Sweden from 1523 until his death in 1560, previously self-recognised Protector of the Realm (Riksföreståndare) from 1521, during the ongoing Swedish War of Liberation against King Christian II of Denmark ...
Gustav I of Sweden had three wives: Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg, Margaret Leijonhufvud, and Catherine Stenbock. He went on to have nine children. Three of his sons, Eric XIV, John III, and Charles IX, ruled Sweden at different points in time. Toward the late 1550s, his health deteriorated.
Jun 4, 2021 · He was the eldest of the eight children of Erik Johansson Vasa, a Swedish noble and the Lord of Rydboholm Castle, and Cecilia Månsdotter Eka, a Swedish noblewoman. Gustav Vasa had seven younger siblings: Margareta Eriksdotter Vasa (1497 – 1536), married (1) Joakim Brahe, had four children (2) Johan VII, Count of Hoya, had two children.
Gustav I Vasa, orig. Gustav Eriksson Vasa, (born May 12, 1496?—died Sept. 29, 1560, Stockholm, Swed.), King of Sweden (1523–60) and founder of the Vasa dynasty. The son of a Swedish senator, Gustav joined the rebellion against Christian II of Denmark, who controlled most of Sweden.
Dec 7, 2023 · Gustav I, born Gustav Eriksson of the Vasa noble family and later known as Gustav Vasa (12 May 1496 [1] – 29 September 1560), was King of Sweden from 1523 until his death in 1560, [2] previously self-recognised Protector of the Realm (Riksföreståndare) from 1521, during the ongoing Swedish War of Liberation against King Christian II of Denmark, ...
- Stockholms län
- May 12, 1496
- "Gustav Vasa"
Fights bravely in battle. Gustav was born in Uppland, Sweden, around 1496. He was the eldest son of Erik Johansson Vasa, lord of Rydboholm, who was a knight (nobleman soldier) and councilor of state. Information is lacking about Gustav's childhood and youth. He took the throne at age twenty-seven, during a tumultuous period in Swedish history.
Erik XIV, detail from a portrait by S. von der Meulen, 1561; in Gripsholm Castle, Sweden. Following the death of Gustav Vasa, his eldest son, Erik XIV, became king. In his will Gustav had, however, appointed his younger sons dukes and given them part of the realm as duchies with great power in domestic affairs.
