Events from the year 1569 in Sweden The events of 1569 reflect a turbulent period in Sweden's history, marked by political changes, conflicts with neighboring...

The 1569 Plot was a conspiracy in Sweden in 1569. The purpose was to depose John III of Sweden and reinstate the imprisoned Eric XIV of Sweden on the Swedish...

Reval (Swedish: Beskjutningen av Reval) was an attack carried out by the Dano–Lübeckian Navy against the town of Reval (modern-day Tallinn) in 1569 during...

Year 1569 (MDLXIX) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. January 11 — The first recorded lottery in England begins and continues...

siege of Varberg was a Danish siege of the Swedish-occupied castle of Varberg in Halland, present-day Sweden (then part of Denmark-Norway) by Danish forces...

Queen of Sweden in 1531–1535 Catherine Stenbock (1535–1621), Queen of Sweden in 1552–1560 Karin Månsdotter (1550–1612), Queen of Sweden in 1568–1569 Catherine...

was a princess of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and Queen of Sweden from 1569 as the wife of King John III. Catherine had significant influence over...

John in 1569. Both Charles and one of his predecessors, Eric XIV (r. 1560–1569), took their regnal numbers according to a fictitious history of Sweden. He...

The Mercator world map of 1569 is titled Nova et Aucta Orbis Terrae Descriptio ad Usum Navigantium Emendate Accommodata (Renaissance Latin for "New and...

John III (Swedish: Johan III; 20 December 1537 – 17 November 1592) was King of Sweden from 1569 until his death. He attained the Swedish throne after a...

deposed by the Riksdag on 26 January 1569. Erik was also ruler of Estonia, after it placed itself under Swedish protection in 1561. While Erik has been regarded...

monarchs of Sweden, from the late Viking Age to the present day. Sweden has continuously been a monarchy since the country's consolidation in the Viking...

Abraham Brahe (1569–1630): Swedish Count Per Brahe the Younger (1602–1680): soldier and statesman Margareta Brahe (1603–1669): lady-in-waiting for Queen...

existing from 1569 to 1795. This state was among the largest, most populated countries of 16th- to 18th-century Europe. At its peak in the early 17th...

been kings in what now is the Kingdom of Sweden for more than a millennium. Originally an elective monarchy, it became a hereditary monarchy in the 16th...

Olofsdotter (died fl.1569 CE), was a Finnish soldier of the Swedish cavalry. She is the likely first confirmed female soldier in Sweden, as well as the first...

the flag was made in a royal warrant of 19 April 1562 as "yellow in a cross fashioned on blue". As stipulated in a royal warrant of 1569, the yellow cross...

the counties of Sweden (län). Some were conquered later on from Denmark–Norway. Others, like the provinces of Finland, have been lost. In some cases, the...

Nils Turesson Bielke (5 November 1569 – 17 December 1639) was a Swedish statesman, member of the privy council, son of Ture Pedersson Bielke. Nils Turesson...

Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, or the "Republic of the Two Nations", in 1569, which ended in 1795 with the Third Partition. Important historical events included:...

(died 1569), was a Swedish courtier. She served as Chief Court Mistress to queen Karin Månsdotter of Sweden. She is known for being a leading actor in the...

of Poland (1385–1569). In the 17th century King John II Casimir of Poland submitted Frederick William to regain Prussian suzerainty in return for supporting...

Queen of Sweden, consort of King John III of Sweden Nils Turesson Bielke (1569–1639), Swedish statesman Nils Bielke (1644–1716), Swedish Count, German...

of the Swedish monarch in Norway when that neighboring country was in personal union with Sweden, as it concerns a whole kingdom, and notably in the several...

bi-confederal Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1569, forming one of the largest and most prosperous states in Europe. The Commonwealth lasted more than...

who bombarded Swedish Reval (Tallinn) from sea in July 1569. The Treaty of Stettin made Denmark the supreme and dominating power in Northern Europe...

King (1564–1568), King (1569) Sukhothai dynasty Mahathammarachathirat, King of Sukhothai (1548–1569), King of Ayutthaya (1569–1590) Naresuan, King of...

a province of Sweden and, like many of Sweden's provinces, was granted a coat of arms in preparation for the funeral of Gustav Vasa in 1560. Confusion...

request of his uncle Charles. In January 1569, Eric XIV was deposed and Sigismund's father ascended the throne of Sweden as John III. He maintained good...

Courland and Semigallia was a duchy in the Baltic region, then known as Livonia, that existed from 1561 to 1569 as a nominal vassal state of the Grand...