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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. He was formally deposed by the Riksdag on 26 January 1569. [1]
Around 1560, after the collapse of the Livonian Order from their defeat at the Battle of Ērģeme, its old territories were divided between Sweden, Denmark, Russia, and Poland. [ 1 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] With these powers also fighting over the farmlands and commerce surrounding the Baltic sea. [ 7 ]
1 July - The dying king makes his formal farewell to the public. June 12 — Gustav Vasa, by his decree, resettled several hundred residents of the city of Borgo (in Finnish — Porvoo) at the mouth of the Vantaa River flowing into the Gulf of Finland, ordering the construction of a commercial port.
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]
The following is a family tree of all the Kings of Sweden, from Eric the Victorious down to the present day. ... King of Denmark (1065–1134) ... (1496–1560 ...
We Gustav, by the Grace of God, King of Sweden, the Goths and the Wends: Eric XIV (1533–1577) 1560–1568 Vi Erik XIV, med Guds Nåde, Sveriges, Götes och Vendes konung We Eric XIV, by the Grace of God, King of Sweden, the Goths and the Wends John III (1537–1592) 1568–1581
The following other wikis use this file: Usage on mk.wikipedia.org Ерик XIV; Usage on sl.wikipedia.org Erik XIV. Švedski; Usage on sv.wikipedia.org
August 28 – King Eric XIV of Sweden, who has been commanding the Swedish Army himself since the start of the Northern Seven Years' War, turns over the responsibility to Nils Boije, who captures Varberg from Denmark. September 4 – The Ronneby Bloodbath takes place in Ronneby, Denmark (now in Sweden). [86]