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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

Michael Chekhov as Erik in the 1921 production of August Strindberg's Erik XIV...

a Swedish noble. She was the recognized illegitimate daughter of King Erik XIV of Sweden and his official royal mistress Agda Persdotter. Virginia was...

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...

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...

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...

region, where the two countries fought for control of Livonia. In 1566, Erik XIV commissioned Henrik Horn to recover Pärnu from the hands of the Poles or...

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...

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...

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...

property passed to their youngest son, also following tradition. King Erik XIV of Sweden married the servant Karin Månsdotter twice - once morganatically...

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...

his death in 1359. Referring to Erik Magnusson as King Eric XII is a later invention, counting backwards from Eric XIV (1560–68). He and his brother Charles...

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...

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...

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")...

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...

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...

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...

deposed John III, free Eric XIV and reinstate him or - if this proved impossible, Duke Charles or, as a third alternative, elect Erik Gyllenstierna to the throne...

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...

Sweden in connection with negotiations for a marriage between Elizabeth and Erik XIV, taking with him a Netherlandish painter (holländsk Konterfegare) described...

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...

what is, perhaps, his best known work; Karin Månsdotter with mad King Erik XIV sleeping on her knee. After being exhibited in Sweden, King Charles XV...

presented actually took place much earlier in her reign. For instance, Erik XIV of Sweden abandoned his proposals to marry Elizabeth after his trip to...

few notable exceptions, they were of little use in naval battles. King Erik XIV of Sweden initiated construction of the ship Mars in 1563; this might have...