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John III, King of Sweden 1537–1592 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 DEC 1537

Birth Location: Stegeborg Castle, Sweden

Death Date: 17 NOV 1592

Death Location: Stockholm Castle, Sweden

Father: Gustav Sweden

Mother: Margaret Leijonhufvud

Spouse(s): Catherine Sweden

Children(s): Sigismund Lithuania

John III, King of Sweden / was born in 1537 in Stegeborg Castle, Sweden, the child of Gustav I King Of Sweden And Margaret Leijonhufvud. John III, King of Sweden married Catherine Jagiellon Queen Consort Of Sweden, and had children including Sigismund Iii Vasa King Of Sweden King Of Poland Grand Duke Of Lithuania. John III, King of Sweden / passed away in 1592 in Stockholm Castle, Sweden.

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Biography

  • John III, King of Sweden // was born in 1537 in Stegeborg Castle, Sweden, the child of Gustav I King Of Sweden And Margaret Leijonhufvud.
  • John III, King of Sweden // married Catherine Jagiellon Queen Consort Of Sweden, and had children including Sigismund Iii Vasa King Of Sweden King Of Poland Grand Duke Of Lithuania.
  • John III, King of Sweden // passed away in 1592 in Stockholm Castle, Sweden.

Immediate Family

Parents

Gustav Sweden
1496–1560
Birth Location: Rydboholm Castle, Sweden
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Margaret Leijonhufvud
1516–1551
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Catherine Sweden
1526–1583
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Sigismund Lithuania
1566–1632
Birth Location: Gripsholm Castle, Sweden
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John Sweden's Ancestors

Self
John Sweden
1537–1592
Birth Place: Stegeborg Castle, Sweden
Parents
Gustav I, King of Sweden
1496–1560
Rydboholm Castle, Sweden
Margaret Leijonhufvud
1516–1551
Grandparents
Erik (Johansson) Vasa
1470–1520
Orby, Sweden
Cecilia Månsdotter
1475–1523
Eka
Great-Grandparents
Sigrid (Banér)
–1528
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Sweden's Descendants

1.
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John (III, King of) Sweden (20 DEC 1537–17 NOV 1592) m. Catherine (Jagiellon Queen consort of) Sweden (1 Nov 1526–16 Sep 1583)
  1. 1. Sigismund (III Vasa, King of Sweden, King of Poland, Grand Duke of) Lithuania 1566–1632 m. Anne (of Austria, Queen of) Poland 1573–1598 m. Constance (of Austria, Queen consort of) Poland 1588–1631

John Sweden's Timeline

2 Records

1537
20 DEC 1537
Birth of John III, King of Sweden // in Stegeborg Castle, Sweden
Stegeborg Castle, Sweden
1592
17 NOV 1592
Age 55
Death of John III, King of Sweden // in Stockholm Castle, Sweden
Stockholm Castle, Sweden

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 DEC 1537
    Event Place: Stegeborg Castle, Sweden

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 NOV 1592
    Event Place: Stockholm Castle, Sweden
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