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- 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.
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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 Vasa was the king of Sweden (1523–60), founder of the Vasa ruling line, who established Swedish sovereignty independent of Denmark. Gustav was the son of a Swedish senator and of a noble family whose members had played a prominent part in the factious aristocratic politics of 15th-century.
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Birthday: May 12, 1496 ( Taurus) Born In: Uppland, Sweden. Emperors & Kings #446. Historical Personalities #646. Quick Facts. Also Known As: Gustav Eriksson, Gustav Vasa. Died At Age: 64. Family: Spouse/Ex-: Catherine Stenbock (m. 1552), Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg (m. 1531 – 1535), Margaret Leijonhufvud (m. 1536 – 1551)
Contents. The early Vasa kings (1523–1611) Gustav I Vasa, portrait after J. Binck, 1542; in the University of Uppsala, Sweden. After Gustav I Vasa was elected to the throne in 1523, he began to restore the power of the Swedish king and to organize a central administration under his own direct leadership.
Startsida. English. List of Swedish monarchs. Gustav Vasa. Share. King Gustav Vasa. Gustav Vasa was the son of state councillor Erik Johansson Vasa and Cecilia Månsdotter. He was married three times. His first marriage (1531–35) was to Katarina of Saxony-Lauenburg. They had one son, Erik (XIV). In 1536, he married Margareta Leijonhufvud.
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.
1560. Stockholm, Sweden. King, rebel. Gustav I Vasa is considered the founder of the modern Swedish nation. During the Protestant Reformation he adopted Lutheranism as the state religion. He was also the first European ruler to form a national citizens' army, and he developed the Swedish navy into a major maritime (sea) power.
