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

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...

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...

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), also called Gustavus III, was King of Sweden from 1771 until his assassination in 1792...

(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...

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...

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...

John of Sweden (Swedish: Johan, Jon and Hans) may refer to: John, Swedish prince (died 1152), son of King Sverker I of Sweden John I of Sweden, King of...

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...

of the Realm commit to electing Christian's eldest son as next king of Norway upon his death. A similar declaration was made in Sweden. In 1467, John...

John III of Sweden and stated that she feared for their safety, and asked for permission to return to Sweden. Upon their arrival in Kalmar in Sweden in...

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...

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...

Commonwealth 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...

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...

suggested that the children of King John III of Sweden be married to children of the Habsburg dynasty. This was in a period when Sweden was close to a Counter-Reformation...

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

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...

Universities of Wittenberg and Rostock. In 1589 he was put in prison by King John III of Sweden, together with, among others, Nicolaus Olai Bothniensis who would...

father until his death, unlike John II Casimir whose tragic rule resulted in his abdication. The election of John III Sobieski to the Polish throne proved...

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...

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...

Sigismund succeeded his father John III of Sweden to the Swedish throne, but after the Polish election in 1587 and confirmation of GDL Natural and legal rights...

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

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...

Sigismund also gained the Swedish throne. After the death of John III of Sweden, his son Sigismund became heir to the throne of Sweden. Sigismund at that time...

1775 – The city of Kuopio, Finland (belonging to Sweden at this time) is founded by King Gustav III of Sweden. 1777 – Articles of Confederation (United...

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...