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Magnus Vasa (25 July 1542 – 26 June 1595), prince of Sweden, Duke of Östergötland from 1555. Magnus was the third son of King Gustav Vasa. His mother was queen Margareta Leijonhufvud.
- 25 July 1542
- Vadstena Abbey
- 26 June 1595 (aged 52), Kungsbro
- Vasa
Magnus Vasa, prince of Sweden, Duke of Östergötland from 1555. Magnus was the third son of King Gustav Vasa. His mother was queen Margareta Leijonhufvud.
Magnus was the only of Gustav Vasa"s sons, except for Karl and Sten, who died in infancy, that didn"t become king of Sweden. As Duke of Ostrogothia, he lived permanently at Vadstena Castle in Vadstena.
Mar 25, 2024 · Magnus I was the king of Sweden (1275–90) who helped introduce a feudal class society into Sweden. The second eldest son of Birger Jarl (q.v.), he married a German princess and thereby came into contact with continental forms of lordship. A statute that he issued at Alsnö in 1279 created a lay.
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Hertig Magnus och Hafsfrun (Sir Magnus and the Mermaid) is a medieval Swedish and Nordic ballad and an 1867 operetta with libretto by Frans Hedberg and music by Ivar Hallström about the insane Swedish duke Magnus of Östergötland.
Magnus Vasa (25 July 1542 – 26 June 1595), prince of Sweden, Duke of Östergötland from 1555. Magnus was the third son of King Gustav Vasa. His mother was queen Margareta Leijonhufvud . This page uses content from the English Wikipedia. The original content was at Magnus, Duke of Östergötland. The list of authors can be seen in the page history.
Magnus (1542-1595) was Prince of Sweden and Duke of Ostrogothland and Dalia (Östergötland och Dalsland).
