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Eric XIV House of Vasa, King of Sweden 1533–1577 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Dec 1533

Birth Location: Gamla Stan, Stockholms kommun, Stockholms län, Sweden

Death Date: 26 Feb 1577

Death Location: Västerås, Västerås kommun, Västmanlands län, Sweden

Father: Gustav Sweden

Mother: Margaretha Sweden

Spouse(s): Katharina Mansdotter

Children(s): Gustav Zweden, Sigrid Zweden

Eric XIV House of Vasa, King of Sweden was born in 1533 in Gamla Stan, Stockholms kommun, Stockholms län, Sweden, the child of Gustav I Eriksson House Of Vasa King Of Sweden And Margaretha Leijonhufvud Queen Of Sweden. Eric XIV House of Vasa, King of Sweden married Katharina Mansdotter, and had children including Gustav Van Zweden, Sigrid Van Zweden. Eric XIV House of Vasa, King of Sweden passed away in 1577 in Västerås, Västerås kommun, Västmanlands län, Sweden.

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  • Eric XIV House of Vasa, King of Sweden was born in 1533 in Gamla Stan, Stockholms kommun, Stockholms län, Sweden, the child of Gustav I Eriksson House Of Vasa King Of Sweden And Margaretha Leijonhufvud Queen Of Sweden.
  • Eric XIV House of Vasa, King of Sweden married Katharina Mansdotter, and had children including Gustav Van Zweden, Sigrid Van Zweden.
  • Eric XIV House of Vasa, King of Sweden passed away in 1577 in Västerås, Västerås kommun, Västmanlands län, Sweden.

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Eric Sweden's Ancestors

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Eric Sweden
1533–1577
Birth Place: Gamla Stan, Stockholms kommun, Stockholms län, Sweden
Parents
Gustav I Eriksson House of Vasa, King of Sweden
1496–1560
Rydboholm Castle, Uppland or Lindholmen, Uppland, Sweden
Margaretha (Leijonhufvud, Queen of) Sweden
1516–1551
Ekebergs slott, Hallsberg, Örebro, Sweden
Grandparents
Erik (Johansson House of Vasa, a Swedish noble and the Lord of Rydboholm Castle in) Roslagen
1470–1520
Örby, Skane, Sweden
Cecilia Mansdotter
1476–1523
Eka, Lillkyrka, Uppsala, Sweden
Ebba (Eriksdotter Vasa, a Swedish noblewoman, 2nd Cousin of King) Gustav
1491–1549
Norrby, Ostergotland, Sweden
Great-Grandparents
Johan Vasa
1426–1477
Birgitta Sture
1440–1472
Erik Vasa
–1491
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Kristiern Vasa
1368–1442
Margareta Krummedige
1370–1451
Gustaf slott
1413–1444
Birgitta Åkerö
1413–1464

Eric Sweden's Descendants

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Eric (XIV House of Vasa, King of) Sweden (13 Dec 1533–26 Feb 1577) m. Katharina Mansdotter (6 November 1550–13 September 1612)
  1. 1. Gustav (van) Zweden 1568–1607
  2. 2. Sigrid (van) Zweden 1566–1615

Eric Sweden's Timeline

2 Records

1533
13 Dec 1533
Birth of Eric XIV House of Vasa, King of Sweden in Gamla Stan, Stockholms kommun, Stockholms län, Sweden
Gamla Stan, Stockholms kommun, Stockholms län, Sweden
1577
26 Feb 1577
Age 44
Death of Eric XIV House of Vasa, King of Sweden in Orbyhus, Tierps kommun, Uppsala län, Sweden
Orbyhus, Tierps kommun, Uppsala län, Sweden

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Dec 1533
    Event Place: Gamla Stan, Stockholms kommun, Stockholms län, Sweden
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Sweden, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current
    [3] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Feb 1577
    Event Place: Orbyhus, Tierps kommun, Uppsala län, Sweden
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Sweden, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current
    [3] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Västerås, Västerås kommun, Västmanlands län, Sweden
    Record Source:
    [1] Sweden, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current
    [2] International, Find a Grave Index

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