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Gustav I of Sweden 1496–1560 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1496

Birth Location: Uppsala, Uppsala kommun, Uppsala län, Sweden

Death Date: 1560

Death Location: Stockholm slott, Sverige., Stockholm, Stockholm, Suède

Father: Erik Vasa

Mother: Cecilia Månsdotter

Spouse(s): Catherine Saxe-Lauenburg, Margaret Leijonhufvud, Catherine Stenbock

Children(s): Eric Sweden, John Finland, Charles Sweden, Catharina Sweden, Cacille Sweden

The story of Gustav I of Sweden / began in 1496 in Uppsala, Uppsala kommun, Uppsala län, Sweden. Gustav I of Sweden married Catherine Of Saxe Lauenburg, Catherine Stenbock, Margaret Leijonhufvud, and had children including Cacille Of Sweden, Catharina Of Sweden, Charles Ix Of Sweden, Eric Xiv Of Sweden, John Iii Of Sweden King Of Sweden Grand Duke Of Finland. Gustav I of Sweden / passed away in 1560 in Stockholm slott, Sverige., Stockholm, Stockholm, Suède.

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Biography

  • The story of Gustav I of Sweden // began in 1496 in Uppsala, Uppsala kommun, Uppsala län, Sweden.
  • Gustav I of Sweden // married Catherine Of Saxe Lauenburg, Catherine Stenbock, Margaret Leijonhufvud, and had children including Cacille Of Sweden, Catharina Of Sweden, Charles Ix Of Sweden, Eric Xiv Of Sweden, John Iii Of Sweden King Of Sweden Grand Duke Of Finland.
  • Gustav I of Sweden // passed away in 1560 in Stockholm slott, Sverige., Stockholm, Stockholm, Suède.

Immediate Family

Parents

Erik Vasa
1480–1520
Birth Location: –
EV
Cecilia Månsdotter
1476–1523
Birth Location: –
CM

Spouses(s)

Catherine Saxe-Lauenburg
1514–1535
Birth Location: Ratzeburg, Sachsen-Lauenburg, Deutschland., Allemagne
CS
Margaret Leijonhufvud
1560–1651
Birth Location: –
ML
Catherine Stenbock
1535–1621
Birth Location: –
CS

Children(s)

Eric Sweden
1533–1577
Birth Location: Gamla Stan, Stockholms kommun, Stockholms län, Sweden
ES
John Finland
1537–1592
Birth Location: Söderköping, Östergötland, Sweden
JF
Charles Sweden
1550–1611
Birth Location: Royal Palace, Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
CS
Catharina Sweden
1539–1610
Birth Location: –
CS
Cacille Sweden
1540–1627
Birth Location: –
CS

Gustav Sweden's Ancestors

Self
Gustav Sweden
1496–1560
Birth Place: Uppsala, Uppsala kommun, Uppsala län, Sweden
Parents
Erik Johansson Vasa
1480–1520
Cecilia Månsdotter
1476–1523
Grandparents
Sigrid (Eskilsdotter) (Banér)
–1527
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Gustav Sweden's Descendants

1.
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Gustav (I of) Sweden (1496–1560) m. Catherine (of) Saxe-Lauenburg (1514–1535) m. Margaret Leijonhufvud (1560–1651) m. Catherine Stenbock (1535–1621)
  1. 1. 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
  2. 2. John (III of Sweden King of Sweden Grand Duke of) Finland 1537–1592 m. Catherine Jagiellon 1526–1583
    1. 1. Sigismund (III Vasa, king of Poland and Sweden, Grand Duke of Lithuania and) Finland 1566–1632 m. Anna (Christina Constantina Constance of Stiermark , Archduchess of Austria, Queen of Sweden &) Poland 1573–1598 m. Constance (of) Austria 1588–1631
      1. 1. Christopher (of) Poland 1597–1597
      2. 2. Catherine (of) Poland 1596–1597
      3. 3. Catherine (of) Poland 1594–1594
      4. 4. Anna (Maria of) Poland 1593–1599
      5. 5. Wladyslaw (Waza) IV 1595–1648 m. Cecilia (Renata of) Austria 1611–1644 m. Marie (Louise) Gonzaga 1611–1667 m. Jadwiga uszkowski 1616–1648
        1. 1. Wadysaw (Konstanty) Vasa 1635–1698
        2. 2. Maria (Princess of) Poland 1641–1643
        3. 3. Vasa 1636–
        4. 4. Sigismund (Prince of) Poland 1640–1647
      6. 6. John (Casimir Vasa of) Poland 1607–1608
      7. 7. Anna (Constance Vasa of) Poland 1616–1616
      8. 8. Anna (Katharina Konstanze of) Poland 1619–1651
      9. 9. Alexander (Charles Vasa of) Poland 1614–1634
      10. 10. Charles (Ferdinand Vasa of) Poland 1613–1655
      11. 11. Alexander (Charles Vasa, Prince of) Poland-Sweden 1614–1634
      12. 12. Charles (\ Karel Ferdinand Vasa, Prince of Neisse, Duke of Oppeln and Ratibor Lord of Zywiec, Bishop of Breslau and Plock zz) zz 1613–1655
      13. 13. Cardinal (John Albert Vasa, Bishop of) Warmia. 1612–1634
      14. 14. Anna (Constance Princess of Sweden) Vasa 1616–1616
      15. 15. John (Casmir Vasa, Prince of) Poland-Sweden 1607–1608
      16. 16. Anna (Maria Vasa of Poland,) Sweden 1593–1600
      17. 17. Christopher (of Poland and Sweden, Christoph van Polen Vasa OR Kristofer of) Sweden 1598–1598
      18. 18. Catharina (Vasa OR Catharina Catherine of Poland and Sweden Katarzyna Wazówna (Vasa), KATARINA) Vasa) 1594–1594
      19. 19. Karel (Ferdinand Vasa Vorst van Neisse Hertog van Oppeln en Ratibor Heer van Zywiec Bisschop van Breslau en) Plock 1613–1655
      20. 20. Anna (Catharina Constance) Vasa 1619–1651
      21. 21. Johan (Casimir II Vasa Koning van Polen Grootvorst van) Litouwen 1609–1672
      22. 22. Duke (Vladislav) IV 1595–1648
      23. 23. Anne (Maria of Poland and) Sweden 1593–1600
      24. 24. Catherine (of Poland and) Sweden 1594–1594
      25. 25. Alexander (Karel) Vasa 1614–1634
      26. 26. Johan (Casimir) Vasa 1607–1608
      27. 27. Alexander (Karel) Vasa 1614–1634
      28. 28. Karel (Ferdinand Vasa Vorst van Neisse Hertog van Oppeln en Ratibor Heer van Zywiec Bisschop van Breslau en) Plock 1613–1655
      29. 29. Anna (Constance) Vasa 1616–1616
      30. 30. Christopher Vasa 1598–1598
      31. 31. Katarina (Sigismunsdotter) Vasa 1595–1648
      32. 32. Katarzyna Wazówna 1596–1597
      33. 33. Anna (Maria) Vasa 1593–1600
      34. 34. Katarzyna Wazówna 1594–1594
  3. 3. Charles (IX of) Sweden 1550–1611 m. Anna (Maria von der) Pfalz 1561–1589 m. Christina (of Holstein-Gottorp) T2 1573–1625 m. Maria (of the) Palatinate-Simmern 1561–1589
    1. 1. Catherine (of Sweden, Countess Palatine of Kleeburg) T2 1584–1638 m. Johann (Casimir Wittelsbach (Palatinate-Zweibrucken), Count Palatinate of) Kleeburg 1589–1652
      1. 1. Charles (X Gustav Karl Casimir av Pfalz-Zweibrucken) T2 1622–1660 m. Hedwig (Eleanor of) Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp 1636–1715 m. Marta (Allertz (Mistress of Carl X) Gustav) 1636–1715
        1. 1. Karel (\ Charles XI - King of Sweden) Pfatz 1655–1697 m. Ulrike (Eleonora van Oldenburg van) Denemarken 1656–1693
        2. 2. Gustav (Karlsson) Zweden 1649–1708
      2. 2. Countess (Palatine Eleonore Katharina von Wittelsbach of Zweibrucken, Landgravine von) Hessen-Eschwege 1626–1692
      3. 3. Maria (Euphrosine Van Pfalz) Zweibrucken 1625–1687
      4. 4. Adolf (Johann I) Zweibrücken-Kleeburg 1629–1689
      5. 5. Christine (Magdalene Countess of) Zweibrücken-Kleeburg 1616–1662
      6. 6. Elisabeth (Amalie Countess of) Zweibrücken 1619–1628
      7. 7. Gustav (Count of) Zweibrücken 1631–
      8. 8. Karl (Friedrich Count of) Zweibrücken 1618–1619
    2. 2. Katarina (of) Sweden 1584–1638
    3. 3. Gustavus (II Adolphus) T2 1594–1632 m. Maria (Eleonora of) Brandenburg 1599–1655
      1. 1. Christina, (Queen of) Sweden 1626–1689
      2. 2. Gustav (Gustavsson Duke of Vasa av) Sverig 1616–1653
    4. 4. Gustav Auss 1587–1587
    5. 5. Louis Auss 1583–1583
    6. 6. Maria Auss 1588–1589
    7. 7. Elizabeth Auss 1582–1585
    8. 8. Margareta Auss 1580–1585
  4. 4. Catharina (of) Sweden 1539–1610
  5. 5. Cacille (of) Sweden 1540–1627

Gustav Sweden's Timeline

2 Records

1496
1496
Birth of Gustav I of Sweden // in Uppsala, Uppsala kommun, Uppsala län, Sweden
Uppsala, Uppsala kommun, Uppsala län, Sweden
1560
1560
Age 64
Death of Gustav I of Sweden // in Stockholm slott, Sverige., Stockholm, Stockholm, Suède
Stockholm slott, Sverige., Stockholm, Stockholm, Suède

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1496
    Event Place: Uppsala, Uppsala kommun, Uppsala län, Sweden

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1560
    Event Place: Stockholm slott, Sverige., Stockholm, Stockholm, Suède
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