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Gustav I Vasa King of Sweden 1496–1560 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 May 1496

Birth Location: Rydboholm, Vastra Gotaland, Sweden

Death Date: 29 September 1560

Death Location: Stockholm, Stockholms kommun, Stockholms län, Sweden

Father: Erik Sweden

Mother: Cecilia Vasa

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The story of Gustav I Vasa King of Sweden began in 1496 in Rydboholm, Vastra Gotaland, Sweden. Gustav I Vasa King of Sweden passed away in 1560 in Stockholm, Stockholms kommun, Stockholms län, Sweden.

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Biography

  • The story of Gustav I Vasa King of Sweden began in 1496 in Rydboholm, Vastra Gotaland, Sweden.
  • Gustav I Vasa King of Sweden passed away in 1560 in Stockholm, Stockholms kommun, Stockholms län, Sweden.

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Gustav Sweden's Ancestors

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Gustav Sweden
1496–1560
Birth Place: Rydboholm, Vastra Gotaland, Sweden
Parents
Erik Johannson Vasa Ericksson Vasa, King of Sweden
1470–1520
Orby, Uppland, Sweden
Cecilia (Magnusdotter af Eka, Mother of King Gustav) Vasa
1475–1523
Eka, Lillkyrka, Enköping, Uppsala County, Uppland, Sweden
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Gustav Sweden's Timeline

2 Records

1496
12 May 1496
Birth of Gustav I Vasa King of Sweden in Rydboholm, Vastra Gotaland, Sweden
Rydboholm, Vastra Gotaland, Sweden
1560
29 September 1560
Age 64
Death of Gustav I Vasa King of Sweden in Stockholm, Stockholms kommun, Stockholms län, Sweden
Stockholm, Stockholms kommun, Stockholms län, Sweden

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 May 1496
    Event Place: Rydboholm, Vastra Gotaland, Sweden

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 September 1560
    Event Place: Stockholm, Stockholms kommun, Stockholms län, Sweden

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