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Gustav I Eriksson House of Vasa, King of Sweden 1496–1560 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 May 1496

Birth Location: Rydboholm Castle, Uppland or Lindholmen, Uppland, Sweden

Death Date: 29 Sep 1560

Death Location: Uppsala, Uppsala kommun, Uppsala län, Sweden

Father: Erik Roslagen

Mother: Cecilia Mansdotter

Spouse(s): Margaretha Sweden

Children(s): Eric Sweden, Elizabeth Sweden, Magnus Vasa, Sophia Saxe-Lauenburg, Stein Sweden, John Finland, Carl Sweden, Katarina Gustavsdotter

The story of Gustav I Eriksson House of Vasa, King of Sweden began in 1496 in Rydboholm Castle, Uppland or Lindholmen, Uppland, Sweden. Gustav I Eriksson House of Vasa, King of Sweden married Margaretha Leijonhufvud Queen Of Sweden, and had children including Carl Charles Ix House Of Vasa King Of Sweden, Elizabeth Vasa Of Mecklenburg Of Sweden, Eric Xiv House Of Vasa King Of Sweden, John Iii House Of Vasa King Of Sweden Duke Of Finland, Katarina Vasa Gustavsdotter, Magnus House Of Vasa, Sophia Vasa Duchess Of Saxe Lauenburg, Stein Sten Gustafsson Of Sweden. Gustav I Eriksson House of Vasa, King of Sweden passed away in 1560 in Uppsala, Uppsala kommun, Uppsala län, Sweden.

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Biography

  • The story of Gustav I Eriksson House of Vasa, King of Sweden began in 1496 in Rydboholm Castle, Uppland or Lindholmen, Uppland, Sweden.
  • Gustav I Eriksson House of Vasa, King of Sweden married Margaretha Leijonhufvud Queen Of Sweden, and had children including Carl Charles Ix House Of Vasa King Of Sweden, Elizabeth Vasa Of Mecklenburg Of Sweden, Eric Xiv House Of Vasa King Of Sweden, John Iii House Of Vasa King Of Sweden Duke Of Finland, Katarina Vasa Gustavsdotter, Magnus House Of Vasa, Sophia Vasa Duchess Of Saxe Lauenburg, Stein Sten Gustafsson Of Sweden.
  • Gustav I Eriksson House of Vasa, King of Sweden passed away in 1560 in Uppsala, Uppsala kommun, Uppsala län, Sweden.

Immediate Family

Parents

Erik Roslagen
1470–1520
Birth Location: Örby, Skane, Sweden
ER
Cecilia Mansdotter
1476–1523
Birth Location: Eka, Lillkyrka, Uppsala, Sweden
CM

Spouses(s)

Margaretha Sweden
1516–1551
Birth Location: Ekebergs slott, Hallsberg, Örebro, Sweden
MS

Children(s)

Eric Sweden
1533–1577
Birth Location: Gamla Stan, Stockholms kommun, Stockholms län, Sweden
ES
Elizabeth Sweden
1549–1597
Birth Location: Kungsgården, Kungsör, Västmanland, Sweden
ES
Magnus Vasa
1542–1595
Birth Location: Stockholms Slott, Stockholm, Sverige
MV
Sophia Saxe-Lauenburg
1547–1611
Birth Location: Stockholms Slott, Stockholm, Sverige
SS
Stein Sweden
1546–1549
Birth Location: Sweden
SS
John Finland
1537–1592
Birth Location: Stegeborg Slott, Söderköping, Östergötland, Sverige
JF
Carl Sweden
1550–1611
Birth Location: Stockholms Castle, Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
CS
Katarina Gustavsdotter
1539–1610
Birth Location: Stockholms slott, Stockholm, Sverige
KG

Gustav Sweden's Ancestors

Self
Gustav Sweden
1496–1560
Birth Place: Rydboholm Castle, Uppland or Lindholmen, Uppland, Sweden
Parents
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
Grandparents
Johan (Kristiernsson) Vasa
1426–1477
Rydboholm, Ostra Ryd, Stockholms, Sweden
Birgitta (Gustavsdotter) Sture
1440–1472
Toresund, Södermanland
Great-Grandparents
Kristiern Vasa
1368–1442
Margareta Krummedige
1370–1451
Gustaf slott
1413–1444
Birgitta Åkerö
1413–1464
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nils Vasa
1335–1378
Kristina Jonsdotter
1340–1378

Gustav Sweden's Descendants

1.
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Gustav (I Eriksson House of Vasa, King of) Sweden (12 May 1496–29 Sep 1560) m. Margaretha (Leijonhufvud, Queen of) Sweden (1 Oct 1516–26 Aug 1551)
  1. 1. Eric (XIV House of Vasa, King of) Sweden 1533–1577 m. Katharina Mansdotter 1550–1612
    1. 1. Gustav (van) Zweden 1568–1607
    2. 2. Sigrid (van) Zweden 1566–1615
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Vasa of Mecklenburg of) Sweden 1549–1597 m. Christoph (van) Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1537–1592
    1. 1. Margaretha (Elisabeth van Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Duchess) of 1584–1616 m. John (Albert II Mecklenburg) Schwerin 1590–1636
      1. 1. Elisabeth (Sophia Schwerin Mecklenburg) Güstrow 1613–1676 m. August (II von) Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel 1579–1666
        1. 1. Rudolf (August Welf Brunswick Wolfenbüttel) Lüneburg 1627–1704
        2. 2. Ferdinand (Albrecht I von) Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern 1636–1687
      2. 2. Charles (Henry Mecklenburg) Schwerin 1616–1618
      3. 3. John (Christopher Mecklenburg) Schwerin 1611–1612
      4. 4. Christine (Margaretha Mecklenburg Schwerin Güstrow, Duchess) of 1615–1666 m. CHRISTIAN (LOUIS I Duke of) Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1623–1692 m. Francis (Albert Prince of) Saxe-Lauenburg 1598–1642
  3. 3. Magnus (House of) Vasa 1542–1595 m. Valborg Eriksdotter 1544–1625 m. Anna (van) Haubitz 1546–1572
    1. 1. Lukretia Magnusdotter 1560–1624
    2. 2. Virginia Magnusdotter 1560–1572
    3. 3. Helena (Magnusdotter House of Vasa,) Gyllenhielm 1570–1635
  4. 4. Sophia (Vasa, Duchess of) Saxe-Lauenburg 1547–1611
  5. 5. Stein (Sten Gustafsson of) Sweden 1546–1549
  6. 6. John (III House of Vasa, King of Sweden, Duke of) Finland 1537–1592 m. Gunilla (Johansdotter von Bielke af Åkerö, Königin von Schweden 1585-1597, political adviser to John III, influenced his religious policies in favor of) Protestantism 1568–1597
    1. 1. Sigismund (III Vasa, King of) Poland-Sweden 1566–1632 m. Konstanze (of) Habsburg 1588–1631 m. Anne (of Austria (Habsburg? ) Queen of) Poland 1573–1598
      1. 1. Wladislaw (IV Sigismund Vasa, King of) Poland 1595–1648 m. Cäcilia ((Cecilia) Renata of Habsburg, Erzherzogin von Österreich, Królowa z Polska, Didžiosios Kunigaikštienės) Lietuva 1611–1644 m. Marie (Louise av) Gonzaga-Nevers 1612–1667
        1. 1. Kasimir (Sigismund) Vasa 1640–1647
        2. 2. Maria (Anna Isabel) Vasa 1642–1642
        3. 3. Johan (Kasimir) Vasa 1609–
      2. 2. John (Casimir II Vasa, King of) Poland-Sweden 1609–1672 m. Marie (Louise Gonzaga de Nevers, Queen consort of) Poland 1611–1667 m. Claudine (Françoise) Mignot 1624–1711
        1. 1. Maria (Anna Teresia Vasa, Princess of) Poland-Sweden 1650–1651
        2. 2. Karl (Ludwig Vasa, Prince of) Poland-Sweden 1652–1652
      3. 3. Anna (Catherine Constance Vas, Princess of) Poland-Sweden 1619–1651 m. Philip (William De Palatine-Neuburg, Elector & Count of Palatine and) Neuburg 1615–1690
      4. 4. Prince (Charles Ferdinand Vasa, Bishop of) Wroclaw 1613–1655
    2. 2. Augustus (Johansson) Gyllenhielm 1560–1560
    3. 3. Julius (Johansson) Gyllenhielm 1560–1581
    4. 4. John (Johann Vasa von Bielke, Prince of Sweden, Hertog van) Östergötland 1590–1618 m. Maria (Elisabeth Vasa Prinses van) Zweden 1596–1618
  7. 7. Carl (Charles IX House of Vasa, King of) Sweden 1550–1611 m. Christine (van) Oldenburg 1573–1625
    1. 1. Lodewijk (Vasa, Prins van) Zweden 1583–1583
    2. 2. Gustaaf (Vasa, Prins van) Zweden 1587–1587
    3. 3. Maria (Elisabeth Vasa Prinses van) Zweden 1596–1618 m. John (Johann Vasa von Bielke, Prince of Sweden, Hertog van) Östergötland 1590–1618
    4. 4. Gustav (Adolphus ( Gustavus Adolf) II Vasa dynasty, King of Sweden, 30 Years War-Protestant) Reformation 1594–1632 m. Maria (Eleanor of) Brandenburg 1599–1655
      1. 1. Christina (Augusta House of) Vasa, 1623–1624
      2. 2. Gustav (Gustavson of Vasaborg, 1st Count of) Nystad 1616–1653
    5. 5. Katarina (House of Vasa av Sverige, Countess Palatine of) Kleeburg 1584–1638 m. Johan (Kasimir Wittelsbach av) Pfalz-Zweibrücken-Kleeberg 1589–1652
      1. 1. Charles (X Gustav, King Of Sweden, Lutheran, Second (or Little) Northern War (1655–1660) defeated Polish-Lithuanian) Commonwealth 1622–1660 m. Hedvig (Eleonora of) Holstein-Gottorp 1636–1715 m. Märta Allertz 1628–
        1. 1. Carl (XI Palatinate-Zweibrücken, King of Sweden (actually was 5th Charles as king),) Lutheran 1655–1697 m. Ulrika (Eleonora 'The Elder' of) Denmark 1656–1693
        2. 2. Gustaf (Carlsson av) Pfalz 1647–1708
      2. 2. Maria (Eufrosyne av) Pfalz 1625–1687
      3. 3. Kristina (Magdalena av) Pfalz 1616–1662
      4. 4. Eleonora (Katarina av) Pfalz 1626–1692
      5. 5. Adolf (Johan John I House of Wittelsbach, Duke of Stegeborg och Count Palatine of) Kleeburg 1629–1689 m. Elizabeth (Beatrice Brahe of the) Palatinate-Zweibrücken 1632–1689
      6. 6. Johan (Gustaf av) Pfalz-Zveibrucken 1631–
  8. 8. Katarina (Vasa) Gustavsdotter 1539–1610 m. Edzard (II Cirksena) Ostfriesland 1532–1599
    1. 1. Anna (Cirksena Ostfriesland, no) issue 1562–1621 m. Louis (Ludwig VI Wittelsbach von der Pfalz,) Lutheran 1539–1583 m. Julius (Henry Ascania Sachsen) Lauenburg 1586–1665 m. Ernst (Fredrik Baden) Durlach 1560–1604
      1. 1. Elisabeth (von der) Pfalz 1562–1562
      2. 2. Katharina (von der) Pfalz 1572–1586

Gustav Sweden's Timeline

2 Records

1496
12 May 1496
Birth of Gustav I Eriksson House of Vasa, King of Sweden in Rydboholm Castle, Uppland or Lindholmen, Uppland, Sweden
Rydboholm Castle, Uppland or Lindholmen, Uppland, Sweden
1560
29 Sep 1560
Age 64
Death of Gustav I Eriksson House of Vasa, King of Sweden in Stockholm Castle, Stockholms, Sweden
Stockholm Castle, Stockholms, Sweden

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 May 1496
    Event Place: Rydboholm Castle, Uppland or Lindholmen, Uppland, Sweden
    Record Source:
    [1] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 498012
    [2] Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] Sweden, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current
    [5] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Sep 1560
    Event Place: Stockholm Castle, Stockholms, Sweden
    Record Source:
    [1] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 498012
    [2] Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] Sweden, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current
    [5] International, Find a Grave Index

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