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Swedish Royalty
House of Vasa
Gustav I
Parents
Erik Johansson, Cecilia Månsdotter
Children
Eric XIV, John III, Catherine, Cecilia, Magnus, Anna Maria, Sophia, Elizabeth, Charles IX
Eric XIV
Children
Sigrid, Gustav
John III
Children
Sigismund, Anna, John
Sigismund
Children
Władysław IV, John II Casimir, John Albert, Charles Ferdinand, Alexander Charles, Anna Catherine Constance
Charles IX
Children
Catherine, Gustav II Adolf, Maria Elizabeth, Christina, Charles Philip
Grandson
Charles X Gustav
Gustav II Adolf
Children
Christina
Christina
The House of Vasa was the Royal House of Sweden 1523-1654 and of Poland 1587-1668. It origined from a noble family in Uppland of which several members had high offices during the 15th century. The name continues to be associated with the Swedish royalty.
[edit] Kings and Queens of Sweden
* Gustav I (1523-1560)
* Eric XIV (1560-1568)
* John III (1568-1592)
* Sigismund I (1592-1599)
* Charles IX (1599-1611)
* Gustavus Adolphus (Gustav the Great) (1611-1632)
* Christina (1632-1654)
In 1654 Christina, the daughter of Gustavus Adolphus, the Protestant Champion of the Thirty Years' War, abdicated, converted to Catholicism and left the country. The throne passed to her cousin Charles X of the House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken, a cadet branch of the Wittelsbachs.
The kings of the house of Holstein-Gottorp, which produced the kings of Sweden from 1751 to 1818, emphasized their Vasa descent through a female line. The currently ruling house of Bernadotte similarly claims a Vasa mantle, as Charles XIV was an adopted son of Charles XIII, and his son Oscar I married a Vasa descendant.
[edit] Kings of Poland
* Sigismund III Vasa (1589-1632) (Son of John III)
* Ladislaus IV (1632-1648)
* John II (1648-1668)
John III of Sweden married Catherine Jagellonica, the sister of Sigismund II Augustus of Poland, and when Sigismund died without a male heir, their son was elected king of Poland as Sigismund III in 1587. On John's death Sigismund also gained the Swedish throne.
Sigismund was Catholic however, which ultimately led to his losing the throne in Sweden. His uncle Charles IX succeeded him. We thus have two Houses of Vasa from this point onwards: the senior, Catholic branch ruling in Poland, and the cadet, Protestant branch ruling in Sweden. This arrangement led to numerous wars between the two states. After John, the Polish Vasa died out. See also Rulers of Poland.
[edit] See also
* Vasa, listing many things named for the House of Vasa
* Swedish monarchs family tree
* Warship Vasa
* Vasa, Finland
* House of Vasaborg
* Vasa Order of America
* List of Swedish wars
Preceded by
House of Oldenburg Ruling House of the Kingdom of Sweden
1523—1654 Succeeded by
House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken
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