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Eric XIV of Sweden 1533–1577 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1533

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

Death Date: 1577

Death Location: Örbyhus, Uppsala, Sweden

Father: Gustav Sweden

Mother: Catherine Saxe-Lauenburg

Spouse(s): Karin Månsdotter, Agda Persdotter

Children(s): Arnold Sweden), Henrik Sweden), Gustav Sweden), Sigrid Zweden, Gustav prins, Anna Vasa, Margareta Eriksdotter, Virginia Vasa., Constantia Vasa

In 1533, Eric XIV of Sweden / entered the world in Gamla Stan, Stockholms kommun, Stockholms län, Sweden, born to Gustav I Of Sweden And Catherine Of Saxe Lauenburg. Eric XIV of Sweden married Agda Charitas Persdotter, Karin Mansdotter, and had children including Anna Eriksdotter Vasa, Arnold Eriksson Prince Of Sweden, Constantia Eriksdotter Vasa, Ett Gossebarn Eriksson Vasa, Gustav Eriksson Vasa Prince Of Sweden, Gustav Eriksson Vasa Svensk Prins, Henrik Eriksson Prince Of Sweden, Margareta Eriksdotter, Sigrid Vasa Prinses Van Zweden, Virginia Eriksdotter Vasa. Eric XIV of Sweden / passed away in 1577 in Örbyhus, Uppsala, Sweden.

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Biography

  • In 1533, Eric XIV of Sweden // entered the world in Gamla Stan, Stockholms kommun, Stockholms län, Sweden, born to Gustav I Of Sweden And Catherine Of Saxe Lauenburg.
  • Eric XIV of Sweden // married Agda Charitas Persdotter, Karin Mansdotter, and had children including Anna Eriksdotter Vasa, Arnold Eriksson Prince Of Sweden, Constantia Eriksdotter Vasa, Ett Gossebarn Eriksson Vasa, Gustav Eriksson Vasa Prince Of Sweden, Gustav Eriksson Vasa Svensk Prins, Henrik Eriksson Prince Of Sweden, Margareta Eriksdotter, Sigrid Vasa Prinses Van Zweden, Virginia Eriksdotter Vasa.
  • Eric XIV of Sweden // passed away in 1577 in Örbyhus, Uppsala, Sweden.

Immediate Family

Parents

Gustav Sweden
1496–1560
Birth Location: Uppsala, Uppsala kommun, Uppsala län, Sweden
GS
Catherine Saxe-Lauenburg
1514–1535
Birth Location: Ratzeburg, Sachsen-Lauenburg, Deutschland., Allemagne
CS

Spouses(s)

Karin Månsdotter
1550–1612
Birth Location: Stockholms, Sweden
KM
Agda Persdotter
1537–1577
Birth Location: Kalmar, Sweden., Kalmar, Kalmar, Suède
AP

Children(s)

Arnold Sweden)
1572–1573
Birth Location: Gripsholm, Sodermanlands, Södermanland, Suède
AS
Henrik Sweden)
1570–1574
Birth Location: Stockholm, Stockholm, Stockholm, Suède
HS
Gustav Sweden)
1568–1607
Birth Location: Nyköping slott, Nyköping, Stockholm, Stockholm, Suède
GS
Sigrid Zweden
1566–1633
Birth Location: –
SZ
Gustav prins
1568–1607
Birth Location: Nyköping, Sodermanland, Sweden
Gp
Anna Vasa
1562–1630
Birth Location: Gripsholm, Sodermanlands, Sweden
AV
Margareta Eriksdotter
1564–1590
Birth Location: Söderköping, Söderköping, Östergötland, Suède
ME
Virginia Vasa.
1559–1633
Birth Location: Kalmar slott, Sweden., Kalmar, Kalmar, Suède
VV
Constantia Vasa
1560–1649
Birth Location: Stockholm, sweden., Stockholm, Stockholm, Suède
CV

Eric Sweden's Ancestors

Self
Eric Sweden
1533–1577
Birth Place: Gamla Stan, Stockholms kommun, Stockholms län, Sweden
Parents
Gustav I of Sweden
1496–1560
Uppsala, Uppsala kommun, Uppsala län, Sweden
Catherine (of) Saxe-Lauenburg
1514–1535
Ratzeburg, Sachsen-Lauenburg, Deutschland., Allemagne
Grandparents
Erik (Johansson) Vasa
1480–1520
Cecilia Månsdotter
1476–1523
Magnus (I Askanier Herzog von Sachsen-Lauenburg, Duke of) Saxe-Lauenburg
1470–1543
Lauenburg, Herzogtum Lauenburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Catherine (of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Duchess of) Saxe-Lauenburg
1488–1563
Calenberg, Coburg, Thueringen, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Sigrid (Banér)
–1527
John Saxe-Lauenburg
1438–1505
Dorothea Saxe-Lauenburg
1446–1519
Henry Brunswick-Lüneburg
1463–1514
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Bernard Saxe-Lauenburg
1485–1563
Frederick Brandenburg
1414–1471
Catherine Brandenburg
1421–1471
William Brunswick-Lüneburg
1425–1503

Eric Sweden's Descendants

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Eric (XIV of) Sweden (1533–1577) m. Karin Månsdotter (1550–1612) m. Agda (Charitas) Persdotter (1537–1577)
  1. 1. Arnold (Eriksson (Prince of) Sweden) 1572–1573
  2. 2. Henrik (Eriksson (Prince of) Sweden) 1570–1574
  3. 3. Gustav (Eriksson Vasa (Prince of) Sweden) 1568–1607
  4. 4. Sigrid (Vasa Prinses van) Zweden 1566–1633
  5. 5. Gustav (Eriksson Vasa Svensk) prins 1568–1607
  6. 6. Anna (Eriksdotter) Vasa 1562–1630
  7. 7. Margareta Eriksdotter 1564–1590
  8. 8. Virginia (Eriksdotter) Vasa. 1559–1633
  9. 9. Constantia (Eriksdotter) Vasa 1560–1649

Eric Sweden's Timeline

4 Records

1533
1533
Birth of Eric XIV of Sweden // in Gamla Stan, Stockholms kommun, Stockholms län, Sweden
Gamla Stan, Stockholms kommun, Stockholms län, Sweden
1567
13 Jul 1567
Age 34
Eric XIV of Sweden // was married in Slottet, Stockholm, Stockholm, Sverige
Slottet, Stockholm, Stockholm, Sverige
1577
1577
Age 44
Death of Eric XIV of Sweden // in Örbyhus, Uppsala, Sweden
Örbyhus, Uppsala, Sweden
1611
Oct 1611
Age 78
Eric XIV of Sweden // was married in Nyköpings Hus, Södermanland, Sverige
Nyköpings Hus, Södermanland, Sverige

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1533
    Event Place: Gamla Stan, Stockholms kommun, Stockholms län, Sweden
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 13 Jul 1567
    Event Place: Slottet, Stockholm, Stockholm, Sverige

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Oct 1611
    Event Place: Nyköpings Hus, Södermanland, Sverige

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1577
    Event Place: Örbyhus, Uppsala, Sweden
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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