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    Eric XIV (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...
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    his long stay in Germany, he had the unenviable task of carrying out Erik XIV’s diplomatic assignments. On 13 September 1562, he was ordered to go to...
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    of 24 May 1567, were the murders of five incarcerated Swedish nobles by Erik XIV of Sweden, who at that time was in a state of serious mental disorder,...
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    returned to Finland, Erik XIV forbade him to deal with any foreign countries without his consent. Shortly after that, Erik XIV quickly lost any allies...
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    Michael Chekhov as Erik in the 1921 production of August Strindberg's Erik XIV...
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    Þórðarson was one of Erik's court skalds. Referring to Erik Eriksson as Erik XI is a later invention, counting backwards from Erik XIV (1560–68). He and...
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    its ruler. Gustav Vasa died in September 1560. Erik XIV of Sweden succeeded him on the throne. Erik XIV was crowned as king in 1561. He attempted to strengthen...
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  • elektroniskt dragspel. 'Suite for electronic accordion' 1970 – Erik XIV och Ristningar. 'Erik XIV and Carvings' 1970 – Ölskog. 'Beer forest' 1971 – Gustav III/Nattmara...
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    foundation of the 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...
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    suggested to King Eric XIV that his sisters Catherine and Anna should be married to the king's brothers, John and Magnus. Erik XIV gave no definite answer...
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    Uppsala Castle) was a Swedish diplomat and soldier during the reign of Erik XIV of Sweden. He was the son of Svante Stensson Sture and Märta ("King Martha")...
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    Johan returned to Finland, Erik XIV forbade him to deal with any foreign countries without his consent. Shortly after that Erik XIV started acting quickly...
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  • a Swedish noble. She was the recognized illegitimate daughter of King Erik XIV of Sweden and his official royal mistress Agda Persdotter. Virginia was...
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    and for several years he fought exhausting wars against his archrival Erik XIV of Sweden, after which the battles changed character. It became a competition...
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  • summer of 1569, a plot was discovered with the intent to free and reinstate Erik XIV. The plan was the ship owner Per Larsson would fire at the city of Stockholm...
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  • It is based on the play Erik XIV by August Strindberg. Karin Mansdotter is the daughter of an ordinary soldier. Still King Erik of Sweden falls madly in...
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  • in the 1569 Plot to free and reinstate the imprisoned and deposed king Erik XIV of Sweden. Elin Andersdotter was reportedly the widow of a certain Gerdt...
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    honor of Karin Månsdotter, who was the mistress of Erik XIV of Sweden in the 16th century. In 1567, Erik married Karin, but he was pushed from his throne...
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  • Theater for the New City. The company also presented stage readings of Erik XIV, Gustav Adolf and Karl XII in new translations by Ms. Weckwerth on Wednesdays...
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    of Gustav Vasa and the crown, orb, sceptre and key of King Erik XIV. The Crown of Eric XIV, made in Stockholm in 1561 by Flemish goldsmith Cornelius ver...
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    Ages and before did not use regnal numbers. In the 16th century, kings Eric XIV and Charles IX assumed ahistorical and exaggerated regnal numbers based on...
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  • subordinance of Reval (Tallinn) and some Livonian castles to Erik XIV of Sweden, and in turn Erik XIV accepted the subordinance of the rest of Livonia to Ivan...
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  • The Martyr of Stockholm Sagor (1930), translated by L. J. Potts as Tales Erik XIV (1931), translated by Joan Bulman and published in Master Olof and Other...
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    elaborate Renaissance-era suit of armour. Parade armour from 1562, belonged to Erik XIV of Sweden. Made by Eliseus Libaerts and Etienne Delaune. Reduced plate...
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    Sweden in connection with negotiations for a marriage between Elizabeth and Erik XIV, taking with him a Netherlandish painter (holländsk Konterfegare) described...
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    displayed together for the first time, most of them created for that occasion. Erik XIV of Sweden modelled the funeral processions on those of German dukes, who...
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  • who was in Swedish service from 1539. He was a teacher of Johan III and Erik XIV. Norman studied at Rostock University, at Greifswald University and at...
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    removed from court and executed shortly thereafter. The overthrow of King Erik XIV of Sweden in 1568 and the death of Ivan's second wife in 1569 exacerbated...
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    Gustavus Adolphus's reforms, both his father, Charles IX, and his uncle Erik XIV had tried to reform the army but had effectively failed to do so. Charles...
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    Poland and Sweden Nilsson, August (1886). Den Svenska riksdagen under Erik XIVs regering: akademisk afhandling (in Swedish). Kjellin. Frost, Robert I...
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