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Gustavus I

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Gustavus I , 1496-1560, king of Sweden (1523-60), founder of the modern Swedish state and the Vasa dynasty. Known as Gustavus Eriksson before his coronation, he was the son of Erik Johansson, a Swedish senator and follower of the Sture family. Gustavus was treacherously imprisoned by Christian II , the Danish king who was attempting to assert his control over Sweden under the Kalmar Union . In 1520 his father was one of the nationalist leaders killed in the massacre Christian ordered at Stockholm after he had defeated Sweden. Having escaped from prison, Gustavus led the peasants... Read more

Gustavus I
Gustavus I Gustavus I Eriksson (1496-1560), first king of modern Sweden, reigned from 1523 to 1560. He led Sweden from chaos to a position as a minor European power. Gustavus Vasa was born at his mother's estate at Lindholm on Ascension Day, 1496... Read more

Gustavus III
Gustavus III Gustavus III (1746-1792) was king of Sweden from 1771 to 1792. He was an enlightened despot and a philosophe. Born on Jan. 24, 1746, Gustavus III was the eldest son of Adolphus Frederick, an ineffectual king of... Read more

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