Gustav Vasa
Gustav I (born Gustav Eriksson of the Vasa noble family; 12 May 1496 – 29 September 1560), commonly known as Gustav Vasa, was King of Sweden from 1523 until his death in 1560, previously self-recognised Protector of the Realm (Riksföreståndare) from 1521, during the ongoing Swedish War of Liberation against King Christian II of Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Gustav rose to lead the Swedish War of Liberation following the Stockholm Bloodbath, where his father was executed. Gustav's election as king on 6 June 1523 (the National Day of Sweden) and his triumphant entry into Stockholm eleven days later marked Sweden's final secession from the Kalmar Union.
| Gustav Vasa | |
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Portrait by Jakob Binck, 1542 | |
| King of Sweden | |
| Reign | 6 June 1523 - 29 September 1560 |
| Coronation | 12 January 1528 |
| Predecessor | Christian II |
| Successor | Eric XIV |
| Born | Gustav Eriksson 12 May 1496 Rydboholm Castle, Uppland or Lindholmen, Uppland, Sweden |
| Died | 29 September 1560 (aged 64) Tre Kronor, Stockholm, Sweden |
| Burial | 21 December 1560 Uppsala Cathedral, Uppsala, Sweden |
| Spouse | Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg (m. 1531; died 1535) Margaret Leijonhufvud (m. 1536; died 1551) Catherine Stenbock (m. 1552) |
| Issue | Eric XIV of Sweden John III of Sweden Catherine, Countess of East Frisia Cecilia, Margravine of Baden-Rodemachern Prince Magnus, Duke of Östergötland Anna Maria, Countess Palatine of Veldenz Sophia, Duchess of Saxe-Lauenburg Elizabeth, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Gadebusch Charles IX of Sweden |
| House | Vasa |
| Father | Erik Johansson Vasa |
| Mother | Cecilia Månsdotter |
| Religion | Lutheran (1523–1560) prev. Catholic (1496–1523) |
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