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Sigismund III Vasa [a] (20 June 1566 – 30 April 1632 N.S.) was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1587 to 1632 and, as Sigismund, King of Sweden and Grand Duke of Finland from 1592 to 1599. He was the first Polish sovereign from the House of Vasa.
- Władysław IV
Władysław IV Vasa[a] or Ladislaus IV of Poland (9 June 1595...
- Charles Ix
Charles IX, also Carl (Swedish: Karl IX; 4 October 1550 – 30...
- Anna Jagiellon
One of Anna's embroideries: Coat of arms of Poland in silver...
- Sigismund's Column
The column and statue commemorate King Sigismund III Vasa,...
- Polish–Swedish Union
It began when Sigismund III Vasa, elected King of Poland and...
- Catherine Jagiellon
Catherine Jagiellon was born in Kraków as the youngest...
- Constance of Austria
Constance was a daughter of Charles II of Austria and Maria...
- Władysław IV
Their Catholic son Sigismund III Vasa, then ruler of a short-lived Polish–Swedish union, was usurped in 1599 by John's Protestant brother King Charles IX of Sweden in the War against Sigismund. The dynasty was then split into a Protestant Swedish branch and a Catholic Polish one, which contended for crowns in subsequent wars.
It began when Sigismund III Vasa, elected King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, was crowned King of Sweden following the death of his father John III. The union ended following a civil war in Sweden in which he lost the crown to his uncle, who eventually became Charles IX.
Sigismund III Vasa [lower-alpha 1] (20 June 1566 – 30 April 1632 N.S.) was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1587 to 1632 and, as Sigismund, King of Sweden and Grand Duke of Finland from 1592 to 1599. He was the first Polish sovereign from the House of Vasa.
Sigismund III Vasa (Polish: Zygmunt III Waza) (June 20, 1566 – April 30, 1632) was Grand Duke of Lithuania and King of Polish, a monarch of the united Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth from 1587 to 1632, and King of Sweden (where he was known simply as Sigismund) from 1592 until he was deposed in 1599. He was the son of King John III of Sweden ...
The column and statue commemorate King Sigismund III Vasa, who in 1596 had moved Poland's capital from Kraków to Warsaw. It is part of the Historic Centre of Warsaw , which was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1980.
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Władysław IV Vasa[a] or Ladislaus IV of Poland (9 June 1595 – 20 May 1648) was King of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania and claimant of the thrones of Sweden and Russia. Born into the House of Vasa as a prince of Poland and of Sweden, Władysław IV was the eldest son of Sigismund III Vasa and Sigismund's first wife, Anna of Austria.
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