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John III ( Swedish: Johan III, Finnish: Juhana III; 20 December 1537 – 17 November 1592) was King of Sweden from 1569 until his death. He was the son of King Gustav I of Sweden and his second wife Margaret Leijonhufvud. He was also, quite autonomously, the ruler of Finland, as Duke John from 1556 to 1563.
- January 1569 – 17 November 1592
- Margaret Leijonhufvud
Mar 15, 2024 · John III (born Dec. 21, 1537, Stegeborg Castle, Sweden—died Nov. 17, 1592, Stockholm) was the king of Sweden (1568–92), a deeply religious ruler who attempted to reconcile the Swedish Lutheran Church with the Catholic leadership in Rome and to revive discarded elements of the Catholic liturgy.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
John III married a Catholic Polish princess, Catherine Jagiellon, leading to the House of Vasa becoming rulers of Poland. 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 .
- 1523
- King Gustav I of Sweden
Sep 15, 2022 · "John III", "King of Sweden" Birthdate: December 20, 1537: Birthplace: Stegeborg, Östergötland, Sverige (Sweden) Death: November 17, 1592 (54) Stockholm, Stockholms Län, Sverige (Sweden) Place of Burial: Uppsala, Sverige: Immediate Family:
- Stegeborg
- December 20, 1537
- "John III", "King of Sweden"
- Stegeborg, Östergötland, Sverige (Sweden)
Dec 20, 2023 · On this day in 1537, John III, King of Sweden, was born at Stegeborg Castle in Sweden. The Swedish king ruled from 1568 until his death in 1592 and is remembered for his attempts to bridge the gap between the newly established Lutheran Church of Sweden and the Catholic church.
May 3, 2023 · John III, King of Sweden, Grand Duke of Finland. In 1581, while the Russo-Swedish war (1570–1595) was raging in Livonia, Ingria, and Karelia, John III, the King of Sweden, added Grand Duke of Finland to his royal title. This addition was undoubtedly a reference to the success of the war.
The Reformation in Sweden is generally regarded as having begun in 1527 during the reign of King Gustav I of Sweden, but the process was slow and was not definitively decided until the Uppsala Synod of 1593, in the wake of an attempted counter-reformation during the reign of John III (1568–1592).