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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]
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.
Painting representing the Battle of Bråvalla, a legendary battle which supposedly took place in the 8th century, fought partly between the Svear and Götar. There were organized political structures in Sweden before the kingdom was unified; based on archaelogical evidence, early tribal societies are believed to have transitioned into organized chiefdoms in the first few centuries AD, perhaps ...
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 ...
Monarch – Eric XIV; Eric XIV (13 December 1533 – 26 February 1577) was King of Sweden from 1560 to 1568, ascending the throne as the eldest son of Gustav I (Gustav Vasa) and Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg. His reign was marked by ambition, intrigue, and a mix of reformist and authoritarian policies, contributing to his controversial legacy in ...
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 ...
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.
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]