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King Johan lll of Sweden

Claim Value Date Age Reliability
ID I11069      
User ID Reference F7A4299C8F6D4087B95DD0A43F25295A9456      
User ID Reference M42D-PSS      
Gender Male Gender    
Name King Johan lll of Sweden    
Name John III of Sweden    
Name Juhana III Gustavsson Wasa    
Occupation Johan III, Sveriges Konung 1568-92
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Marriage Karin Hansdotter (1539-1596), Not Married
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  • Ruled 1568-1583. He carried an iron hammer, which he used on anyone who angered him.(Internet) When John (1537-1592) defied his brother, King Eric, by marrying a Polish Princess and invading Livonia, he was imprisoned and feared for his life. However, John was released and he and Eric fell at each other's feet in tears. (Internet) Ruled 1568-1592. He 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. (Encarta Encyclopedia '99)
Number Same As Name Reliability Path

6 Total Ancestors
Generation 1
[1.01  2]   King Johan lll of Sweden (1537-1592)
Generation 2
[1.02  3]   King Of Sweden Gustav Vasa, I (1496-1560)
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[2.01  4]   Hennes Majestät Drottningen Margareta Eriksdotter Leijonhufvud (1516-1551)
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Generation 3
[1.03*  ]   Erik Johansson Vasa (~1470-1520)
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[2.02*  ]   Eric Abrahamsson Leijonhufvud (1470-1520)
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[3.01*  ]   Cecilia Magnusdotter, Eka (~1476-1522)
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[4.01*  ]   Ebba Eriksdotter Vasa (1462-1549)
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