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Erik XIV or Eric XIV (13 December 1533 – 26 February 1577) became King of Sweden following the death of his father, Gustav I, on 29 September 1560. During a 1568 rebellion against him , Erik was incarcerated by his half-brother John III .
The Uprising against Erik XIV (Swedish: Upproret mot Erik XIV) also called the Duke's uprising (Swedish: Hertigarnas resning) [1] was the successful uprising against the Swedish king Erik XIV in 1568 by his brothers Duke John and Duke Charles (later John III and Charles IX) that resulted in Erik's deposition.
Eric XIV was born at Tre Kronor on 13 December 1533. Before the age of two, he lost his mother. In 1536, his father, Gustav Vasa, married Margaret Leijonhufvud (1516–51), a Swedish noblewoman. He was crowned as Eric XIV, but was not necessarily the 14th king of Sweden named Eric.
The crown of King Erik XIV (before 1970). The Crown of King Erik XIV of Sweden was made in Stockholm in 1561 by Flemish goldsmith Cornelius ver Weiden, [1] for the coronation of King Erik XIV. It is held in the Treasury under the Stockholm Palace along with the rest of the Swedish Royal Regalia. The treasury is open to the public as a museum.
Eric XIV of Sweden. 1558-1561: Agda Persdotter; 1561-1565: Karin Jacobsdotter; 1565-1568: Karin Månsdotter, before their marriage in 1568; Others.
The following is a family tree of all the Kings of Sweden, from Eric the Victorious down to the present day ... Eric XIV (1533–1577) r. 1560–1568: John III (1537 ...
Jöran Persson, alternatively Göran Persson (c. 1530 – September 1568), was King Eric XIV of Sweden's favorite, most trusted counsellor and head of the King's network of spies. He was widely seen as a Machiavellian figure, and as holding too much influence over Eric. On both occasions on which the King was removed from power, Persson was ...
The 1576 Plot was a conspiracy in Sweden in 1576. The purpose was to depose John III of Sweden and reinstate the imprisoned Eric XIV of Sweden on the Swedish throne. [1] It was the last of three major plots to free the imprisoned Eric XIV, and was preceded by the 1569 Plot and the 1574 Mornay Plot.