John III (Johan) … King of Sweden 1537–1592 – Whos Your Daddy? Wikigenealogy

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John III (Johan) … King of Sweden, 1537–1592 (aged 55 years)

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John III (Johan) … King of Sweden

Name: John III (Johan) // King of Sweden
Given names: John III (Johan)
Name suffix: King of Sweden

Sex Male

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Links Birth: 1496 — Lindholmen, Hisingen, Gothenburg Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden Death: 29 September 1560 — Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Eric XIV … King of Sweden John III (Johan) … King of Sweden Charles IX … King of Sweden King of Sweden Gustav I Vasa … 1496–1560 Birth: 1496 — Lindholmen, Hisingen, Gothenburg Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden Death: 29 September 1560 — Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
elder brother	Links Birth: 1533 37 Death: 1577 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Eric XIV … King of Sweden 1533–1577 Birth: 1533 37 Death: 1577
5 years himself	Links Birth: 1537 41 Death: 1592 Unique identifier: 3DAF2502EBFE584592C9202CAF9FB25393F7 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Catherine … Sigismund III Vasa John III (Johan) … King of Sweden 1537–1592 Birth: 1537 41 Death: 1592
14 years younger brother	Links Birth: 1550 54 — Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden Death: 1611 Unique identifier: 98956B6F85F04A4492389CD249C82279EE9F Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse King of Sweden (1611-1632) Gustav II Adolph … Princess Catherine … of Sweden Charles IX … King of Sweden 1550–1611 Birth: 1550 54 — Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden Death: 1611

Family with Catherine …
himself	Links Birth: 1537 41 Death: 1592 Unique identifier: 3DAF2502EBFE584592C9202CAF9FB25393F7 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Catherine … Sigismund III Vasa John III (Johan) … King of Sweden 1537–1592 Birth: 1537 41 Death: 1592
partner	Links Death: Unique identifier: 3DAF2502EBFE584592C9202CAF9FB25393F7 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John III (Johan) … King of Sweden Sigismund III Vasa Catherine … …–… Death:
son	Links Birth: 20 June 1566 29 — Mariefred, Södermanland County, Södermanland, Sweden Death: 30 April 1632 — Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Wladyslaw IV Vasa … King of Poland John II Casimir … King of Poland Sigismund III Vasa 1566–1632 Birth: 20 June 1566 29 — Mariefred, Södermanland County, Södermanland, Sweden Death: 30 April 1632 — Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland

Events of close relatives
Birth	1537 41
Birth of a brother	Charles IX … King of Sweden 1550 Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
Death of a father	King of Sweden Gustav I Vasa … 29 September 1560 Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
Birth of a son	Sigismund III Vasa 20 June 1566 Mariefred, Södermanland County, Södermanland, Sweden Address: Gripsholm Castle, Mariefred, Södermanland County, Södermanland, Sweden.
Death of a brother	Eric XIV … King of Sweden 1577
Death	1592 (aged 55 years)
Unique identifier	8F820D2A9867E24CB206F91AE9EEADCE921B
Last change	5 December 2011 – 22:31:51 Author of last change: Danny

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Note	John became duke of Finland in 1556. His elder Brother, Eric XIV, pLotted to have him condemned to Death and imprisoned him from 1563 to 1567 on suspicion that John was conspiring to restore a Roman Catholic monarchy to Sweden. In 1568, with his Younger Brother Charles, later Charles IX, John conspired against Eric and was elected king. Eric died of poisoning in 1577, a deed probably instigated by John. Converted to Roman Catholicism in 1578, John attempted to impose that religion upon his people but soon abandoned the effort. Meanwhile, in alliance with the Poles, he warred against Russia, which was compelled in 1583 to cede parts of Estonia to Sweden.

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Note

John became duke of Finland in 1556. His elder Brother, Eric XIV, pLotted
to have him condemned to Death and imprisoned him from 1563 to 1567 on
suspicion that John was conspiring to restore a Roman Catholic monarchy to
Sweden. In 1568, with his Younger Brother Charles, later Charles IX, John
conspired against Eric and was elected king. Eric died of poisoning in
1577, a deed probably instigated by John. Converted to Roman Catholicism
in 1578, John attempted to impose that religion upon his people but soon
abandoned the effort. Meanwhile, in alliance with the Poles, he warred
against Russia, which was compelled in 1583 to cede parts of Estonia to
Sweden.