John III (Swedish: Johan III, Finnish: Juhana III; 20 December 1537 – 17 November 1592) was King of Sweden from 1569 until his death. He was the son of...

monarch of the Bernadotte dynasty. In Norway, he is known as Charles III John (Norwegian: Karl III Johan) and before he became royalty in Sweden, his name...

the son of King John III of Sweden and his first wife, Catherine Jagiellon, daughter of King Sigismund I of Poland. Elected monarch of the Polish–Lithuanian...

of the Reformation and of the Counter-Reformation. With the death of his brother John III of Sweden in November 1592, the Swedish throne went to his nephew...

Gustav III (24 January [O.S. 13 January] 1746 – 29 March 1792),note on dates also called Gustavus III, was King of Sweden from 1771 until his assassination...

(Swedish: Erik XIV; 13 December 1533 – 26 February 1577) was King of Sweden from 1560 until he was captured in a rebellion led by his brother John in...

Church of Sweden. However, his eldest son and successor Erik XIV of Sweden was overthrown by Gustav's younger son, King John III of Sweden. John III married...

apparent, son of King Christian II John III of Sweden, King of Sweden from 1569–1592 John, Duke of Östergötland (1589–1618), Swedish prince John Casimir, Count...

king of Denmark (1481–1513), Norway (1483–1513) and as John II (Swedish: Johan II) Sweden (1497–1501). From 1482 to 1513, he was concurrently duke of Schleswig...

John III, Duke of Cleves (1490–1539) John III of Portugal (1502–1557), King of Portugal and of the Algarves John III of Sweden (1537–1592) John III Sobieski...

defense of contractualism and earned him the reputation as the "father of Swedish constitutional law". Sparre's ideas were initially backed by John III of Sweden...

was followed up by Sweden's secession from the Kalmar Union, and continued with the reign of Gustav's sons Eric XIV, John III, John's son Sigismund, and...

politics of that country and of Poland. She was starosta of Brodnica and Golub. The youngest child of King John III of Sweden and Catherine Jagiellon, she...

Duke of Östergötland 1606–18. His father was John III of Sweden and his mother was Gunilla Bielke. John's half-brother was King Sigismund III of Poland...

King Magnus III, Albert claimed first place in the Swedish order of succession after the dethronement or deaths of all of the children of Magnus IV; and...

princess and Queen of Sweden from 1569 as the wife of King John III. Catherine had significant influence over state affairs during the reign of her spouse. She...

Synod of 1593, in the wake of an attempted counter-reformation during the reign of John III (1568–1592). The Swedish Reformation caused the Church of Sweden...

King of the Swedes, Goths and Vandals. John Casimir was born in Kraków on 22 March 1609. His father, Sigismund III, the grandson of Gustav I of Sweden, had...

Gustav III) of King Adolf Frederick of Sweden and Louisa Ulrika of Prussia, sister of Frederick the Great. Though known as King Charles XIII in Sweden, he...

synod of Stockholm in 1565. In order to appease the Holy See, king John III of Sweden, one of Gustav Vasa's sons, took measures to bring the Church of Sweden...

1523-1560 : King Gustaf I of Sweden 1560-1568 : King Eric XIV of Sweden 1568-1592 : King John III of Sweden 1592-1599 : King Sigismund of Sweden 1599-1604 : Duke...

wife of Eric "XI" of Sweden Catherine of Lancaster (1372–1418), wife of Henry III of Castile Catherine of Valois (1401–1437), wife of Henry V of England...

John III Sobieski (Polish: Jan III Sobieski (Polish pronunciation: [ˈjan ˈtʂɛt͡ɕi sɔˈbʲɛskʲi]); Lithuanian: Jonas III Sobieskis (Lithuanian pronunciation:...

Gyllenhielm (1556/59 – June 1583), was a Swedish noble, the illegitimate daughter of King John III of Sweden and Karin Hansdotter. She spent her early...

mistress of John III of Sweden 1568-1578: Karin Nilsdotter, mistress of Charles IX of Sweden 1615-1616: Margareta Slots, mistress of Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden...

death and poisoned in 1577. Under the reign of John III of Sweden, the border conflicts at the border of Käkisalmi county led to a new war (1570–1595)...

Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and...

The House of Bernadotte is the royal family of Sweden, founded there in 1818 by King Charles XIV John of Sweden. It was also the royal family of Norway between...

Duchy of Ferrara, coordinated by their half brother Giulio d'Este and full brother Ferrante d'Este 1569 - 1569 Plot against John III of Sweden. 1570 -...

The monarchy of Sweden is centred on the monarchical head of state of Sweden, by law a constitutional and hereditary monarchy with a parliamentary system...