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

Birth Date: 12 May 1496

Birth Location: Rydboholms eller Lindholmens gård, Uppland, Uppsala, Suède

Death Date: 29 Sep 1560

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

Father: Erik Vasa

Mother: Cecilia Vasa

Spouse(s): Margareta Sweden, Queen Drottning, Drottning Leijonhufvud, Catharina Stenbock, Catherina Lauenburg

Children(s): Anna Sweden, Elisabet Sweden, Johan Vasa, Carl IX, Eric XIV, Sophia Vasa, Magnus Vasa, Sten Vasa, de Vasa

Gustav Eriksson Vasa, King of Sweden was born in 1496 in Rydboholms eller Lindholmens gård, Uppland, Uppsala, Suède, the child of Erik Johansson Vasa And Cecilia Mansdotter Magnusdotter Af Eka Mother Of King Gustav Vasa. Gustav Eriksson Vasa, King of Sweden married Catharina Gustafsdotter Stenbock, Catherina Von Sachen Lauenburg, Drottning Margareta Eriksdotter Leijonhufvud, Margareta Eriksdotter Leijonhufvud Queen Of Sweden, Queen Margareta Eriksdotter Leijonhuvud Vasa Drottning, and had children including Anna Maria Gustavsdotter Of Sweden, Carl Ix, De Suede Mort Ne De Vasa, Elin, Elisabet Gustavsdotter Vasa Princess Of Sweden, Eric Xiv, Johan Gustafsson John Iii Vasa, Magnus Gustafsson Vasa, Sophia Gustafsdotter Vasa, Sten Gustafsson Vasa. Gustav Eriksson Vasa, King of Sweden passed away in 1560 in Uppsala, Uppsala kommun, Uppsala län, Sweden.

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Biography

  • Gustav Eriksson Vasa, King of Sweden was born in 1496 in Rydboholms eller Lindholmens gård, Uppland, Uppsala, Suède, the child of Erik Johansson Vasa And Cecilia Mansdotter Magnusdotter Af Eka Mother Of King Gustav Vasa.
  • Gustav Eriksson Vasa, King of Sweden married Catharina Gustafsdotter Stenbock, Catherina Von Sachen Lauenburg, Drottning Margareta Eriksdotter Leijonhufvud, Margareta Eriksdotter Leijonhufvud Queen Of Sweden, Queen Margareta Eriksdotter Leijonhuvud Vasa Drottning, and had children including Anna Maria Gustavsdotter Of Sweden, Carl Ix, De Suede Mort Ne De Vasa, Elin, Elisabet Gustavsdotter Vasa Princess Of Sweden, Eric Xiv, Johan Gustafsson John Iii Vasa, Magnus Gustafsson Vasa, Sophia Gustafsdotter Vasa, Sten Gustafsson Vasa.
  • Gustav Eriksson Vasa, King of Sweden passed away in 1560 in Uppsala, Uppsala kommun, Uppsala län, Sweden.

Immediate Family

Parents

Erik Vasa
1470–1520
Birth Location: Örbyhus, Tierps kommun, Uppsala län, Uppland
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Cecilia Vasa
1475–1523
Birth Location: Eka, Lillkyrka, Uppsala, Sweden
CV

Spouses(s)

Margareta Sweden
1516–1551
Birth Location: Ekebergs säteri, Lillkyrka, Närke, Suède
MS
Queen Drottning
1514–1572
Birth Location: Ekeberga, Lillkyrka-Ödeby (T)
QD
Drottning Leijonhufvud
1516–1551
Birth Location: Ekeberg, Lillkyrka, Örebro, Sverige
DL
Catharina Stenbock
1535–1621
Birth Location: Hålland, Jamtland, Sweden
CS
Catherina Lauenburg
1513–1535
Birth Location: Ratzeburg, Herzogtum Lauenburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
CL

Children(s)

Anna Sweden
1545–1610
Birth Location: Hovförsamlingen, Stockholm, Stockholm, Suède
AS
Elisabet Sweden
1549–1597
Birth Location: Kungsörs kungsgård, Kungsör, Västmanland, Sweden
ES
Johan Vasa
1537–1592
Birth Location: Stegeborg, Östergötland, Suède
JV
Carl IX
1550–1611
Birth Location: Stockholm, Stockholms kommun, Stockholms län, Sweden
CI
Eric XIV
1533–1577
Birth Location: Gamla Stan, Stockholms kommun, Stockholms län, Sweden
EX
Sophia Vasa
1547–1611
Birth Location: Stockholm, Stockholms kommun, Stockholms län, Sweden
SV
Magnus Vasa
1542–1595
Birth Location: Stockholms kommun, Stockholms län, Sweden
MV
Sten Vasa
1546–1547
Birth Location: Stockholm Castle, Stockholm, Stockholm, Suède
SV
de Vasa
1535–1535
Birth Location: Stockholm, -, Södermanland, Stockholm, Stockholm, Suède
dV

Gustav Sweden's Ancestors

Self
Gustav Sweden
1496–1560
Birth Place: Rydboholms eller Lindholmens gård, Uppland, Uppsala, Suède
Parents
Erik Johansson Vasa
1470–1520
Örbyhus, Tierps kommun, Uppsala län, Uppland
Cecilia (Mansdotter Magnusdotter af Eka, Mother of King Gustav) Vasa
1475–1523
Eka, Lillkyrka, Uppsala, Sweden
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Gustav Sweden's Descendants

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Gustav (Eriksson Vasa, King of) Sweden (12 May 1496–29 Sep 1560) m. Margareta (Eriksdotter Leijonhufvud Queen of) Sweden (1 Jan 1516–13 Jun 1551) m. Queen (Margareta Eriksdotter Leijonhuvud Vasa) Drottning (1 Jan 1514–25 March 1572) m. Drottning (Margareta Eriksdotter) Leijonhufvud (11 jan 1516–26 Aug 1551) m. Catharina (Gustafsdotter) Stenbock (22 Aug 1535–13 Dec 1621) m. Catherina (von Sachen) Lauenburg (24 Sep 1513–23 Sep 1535)
  1. 1. Anna (Maria Gustavsdotter of) Sweden 1545–1610 m. Georg (Johann I von) Pfalz-Veldenz 1543–1592
    1. 1. Ursula (van Pfalz Veldenz Countess Palatine of) Veldenz 1572–1635 m. Bastian (Hans) Ziegler 1572–1633
      1. 1. Johannes (Erasmus) Ziegler 1590–1668 m. Margaretha Grimm 1595–1658 m. Susanna (Alligaier) Ziegler 1604–1658
        1. 1. Sybilla Ziegler 1616–1661 m. Hanß (Peter) Knüttel 1619–1665
        2. 2. Peter Zeigler 1622–
        3. 3. Johann (Fridericus) Ziegler 1624–1693
        4. 4. Johann (Heinricus) Ziegler 1619–1693
        5. 5. Hans (Heinrich) Ziegler 1619–1693
        6. 6. Johann (Heinricus or Fredericus) Ziegler 1624–1693
        7. 7. Margareta Ziegler 1618–1621
        8. 8. Claranna Ziegler 1621–1622
        9. 9. Johann (Fridericus) Ziegler 1619–1693
        10. 10. Johanne (Eleonore) Ziegler 1774–1807
        11. 11. Johann (Fridericus) Ziegler 1624–1693
        12. 12. Claranna Ziegler 1621–1622
        13. 13. Anna Ziegler 1619–
      2. 2. Margaretha Ziegler 1633–
      3. 3. Anna (Maria) Ziegler 1630–
      4. 4. Agnes Ziegler 1627–
      5. 5. Michael Ziegler 1612–
      6. 6. Johannes (Erasmus) Ziegler 1603–1668
      7. 7. Melchior Ziegler 1600–1627
      8. 8. Phoebe Ziegler 1594–1609
      9. 9. Jorg Ziegler –1607
      10. 10. Eva (Sebastian Zingler) Riegler 1624–1605
      11. 11. Hans Ziegler 1611–1641
      12. 12. Sebastianus Ziegler 1616–
      13. 13. Margaretha (Ziegler) Ellesser 1597–1656
      14. 14. Ursula (Apollonia) Engelhartt 1608–1691
      15. 15. Anna Ziegler 1605–
      16. 16. Katharina Ziegler 1619–
      17. 17. Albertus Ziegler 1614–1614
    2. 2. Georg (Gustav Hans Van Pfalz Veldenz) II 1564–1634
    3. 3. Anna (Margarethe van) Pfalz-Veldenz 1571–1621
    4. 4. Johan Ruprecht 1567–1569
    5. 5. Anna Margareta 1566–1567
    6. 6. Georg (Gustav Keurvorst Van Van) Pfalz-Veldenz 1564–1634
    7. 7. Johann (August Van Pfalz) Veldenz 1575–1611
    8. 8. Georg (Johann Van Pfalz) Veldenz 1586–1654
  2. 2. Elisabet (Gustavsdotter Vasa - Princess of) Sweden 1549–1597
  3. 3. Johan (Gustafsson - John III) Vasa 1537–1592
  4. 4. Carl IX 1550–1611
  5. 5. Eric XIV 1533–1577
  6. 6. Sophia (Gustafsdotter) Vasa 1547–1611
  7. 7. Magnus (Gustafsson) Vasa 1542–1595
  8. 8. Sten (Gustafsson) Vasa 1546–1547
  9. 9. de (Suède MORT-NÉ de) Vasa 1535–1535

Gustav Sweden's Timeline

5 Records

1496
12 May 1496
Birth of Gustav Eriksson Vasa, King of Sweden in Uppsala, Uppsala kommun, Uppsala län, Sweden
Uppsala, Uppsala kommun, Uppsala län, Sweden
1496
12 May 1496
Birth of Gustav Eriksson Vasa, King of Sweden in Rydboholms eller Lindholmens gård, Uppland, Uppsala, Suède
Rydboholms eller Lindholmens gård, Uppland, Uppsala, Suède
1536
1 Oct 1536
Age 40
Gustav Eriksson Vasa, King of Sweden was married in Uppsala, Uppsala, Uppsala, Suède
Uppsala, Uppsala, Uppsala, Suède
1552
22 Aug 1552
Age 56
Gustav Eriksson Vasa, King of Sweden was married in Klosterkyrkan, Vadstena, Östergötland, Suède
Klosterkyrkan, Vadstena, Östergötland, Suède
1560
29 Sep 1560
Age 64
Death of Gustav Eriksson 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: Uppsala, Uppsala kommun, Uppsala län, Sweden
    Record Source:
    [1] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 1854943
    [2] Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary
    [3] Sweden, Find a Grave Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 May 1496
    Event Place: Rydboholms eller Lindholmens gård, Uppland, Uppsala, Suède
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1 Oct 1536
    Event Place: Uppsala, Uppsala, Uppsala, Suède
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1552
    Event Place: Klosterkyrkan, Vadstena, Östergötland, Suède
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Klosterkyrkan, Vadstena, Östergötland, Suède

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Sep 1560
    Event Place: Stockholm, Stockholms kommun, Stockholms län, Sweden
    Record Source:
    [1] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 1854943
    [2] Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] Sweden, Find a Grave Index
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Uppsala, Uppsala kommun, Uppsala län, Sweden
    Record Source: Sweden, Find a Grave Index
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