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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 .
Erik Knutsson, king between 1208 and 1216 (speculative numeral: Eric X) Erik Eriksson, king between 1222 and 1234 (speculative numeral: Eric XI) Erik Magnusson, king between 1356 and 1359 (speculative numeral: Eric XII) Erik of Pomerania, king between 1396 and 1439: (speculative numeral: Eric XIII) Erik XIV, king between 1560 and 1568; the king ...
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Eric, Duke of Småland (Swedish: Hertig Erik av Småland) may refer to: Eric Birgersson (c. 1250 – 1275), son of Princess Ingeborg and Birger Jarl Eric XIV (1533–1577), King of Sweden from 1560 to 1569
The war, which was particularly bloody, went well for Sweden at sea, but went very badly on land. The war became increasingly unpopular as Swedish towns were damaged and destroyed, and casualties mounted. As the aristocracy's frustration with Eric's reign became increasingly apparent, the King and Jöran Persson feared a new rebellion.
King Gustav died on 29 September 1560 and was succeeded by his son in his first marriage, Eric XIV. In his will, Catherine was promised custody of the Princesses, who were to live at the court of Eric or her until they married, an allowance suitable for her position, and that his sons should always see to it that she had her needs taken care of.
Eric XIV (1533–1577), King of Sweden 1560–1568. In 1561, when a sizeable remnant of the Order states in the northern Baltics were secularized by its grand master Gotthard Kettler, both Denmark and Sweden were attracted to intervene in the Livonian War. [12]
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