Margareta Leijonhufvud

Charles IX (Karl IX) (October 4, 1550 – October 30, 1611), was King of Sweden from 1604 until his death. He was the youngest son of Gustav Vasa and Margareta Leijonhufvud. By his father's will he got, by way of appanage, the Duchy of Södermanland, which included the provinces of Närke and Värmland; but he did not come into actual possession of them till after the fall of Eric XIV of Sweden in 1569. Charles IX of Sweden - Duke Charles. In 1568 he was the real leader of the rebellion against Eric, ...

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1516 - Literature. Ludovico Ariosto - Orlando Furioso. Desiderius Erasmus - new Latin translation of the New Testament. Thomas More - Utopia. 1516 - Births. January 1 - Margareta Leijonhufvud, queen of Gustav I of Sweden (died 1551) February 18 - Queen Mary I of England (died 1558) March 26 - Conrad Gessner, Swiss naturalist (died 1565) Georg Fabricius, Protestant German poet (died 1571) John ...

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August 26 is the 238th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (239th in leap years). There are 127 days remaining. August 26 - Events. 55 BC - Julius Caesar invades Britain 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Empire at Manzikert 1278 - Ladislaus IV of Hungary and Rudolph I of Germany defeat Premysl Ottokar II of Bohemia in the Battle of Marchfield near Dürnkrut in Moravia. 1346 - Hundred Years' War: The militar ...

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1551 - Events. Russia, Reforming Synod of the Metropolitan Makary: introduction of a calendar of the saints and an ecclesiastical law code (Stoglav) Fifth outbreak of sweating sickness in England. John Caius of Shrewsbury writes the first full contemporary account of the symptoms of the disease Foundation of the National University of Saint Mark in Lima, Peru Persians raided and destroyed the cave monastery of Vardzia in Georgia The Otto ...

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Adolf Friedrich was a fourth-generation descendant of Gustav Vasa, King of Sweden and his second Queen consort Margareta Leijonhufvud through their second child and first daughter Katharina of Sweden (1539 - 1610). Katharina was consort to Edzard II, Count of East Frisia (1532 - 1599). East Frisia played a prominent role at the spreading of Protestant Reformation in the Holy Roman Empire of the 16th century and was thus a natural ally for Protestant Sweden. Their daughter Maria, Princess of East Frisia (1582 - 1616) became consort to Julius-Ernst, Duke of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüt ...

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Gustav Eriksson (Vasa) descended from Birgitta Gustafsdotter (Sture), the sister of childless Regent Sten Sture the Elder who had died in 1503 when Gustav was a baby. According to genealogical research, Birgitta and Sten Sture (and consequently also Gustav Vasa) descended from King Sverker II of Sweden, through King Sverker's granddaughter Benedikte Sunesdotter (who was married to Svantepolk Knutsson, son of Duke of Reval). The Vasa family belonged to the highest level of hereditary Swedish nobility (högfrälse) and they possessed some weal ...

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In 1568 he was the real leader of the rebellion against Eric, but took no part in the designs of his brother John III of Sweden against the unhappy king after his deposition. Indeed, Charles's relations with John were always more or less strained. He had no sympathy with John's High-Church tendencies on the one hand, and he sturdily resisted all the king's endeavours to restrict his authority as Duke of Södermanland on the other. The nobility and the majority of the Riksdag of the Estates supported John, however, in his endeavours to unify ...

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Gustav's first wife was Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg (1513–1535), whom he married on 24 September 1531. They had a son: Eric XIV (1533–1577) On 1 October 1536 he married his second wife, Margareta Leijonhufvud (1514–1551). Their children were: John III (Johan III) (1537–1592) Katharina (1539–1610). A great-grandmother of Adolf Friedrich II of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Cecilia (1540–1627) Magnus (1542–1595) Carl (1544) Anna Maria (1545–1610) Sten (1546–1549) Sofia (1547–1611) Elisabeth (1549–1598) ...

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Gustav's first wife was Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg (1513 – 1535), whom he married on 24 September 1531. They had a son: Eric XIV (1533 – 1577) On 1 October 1536 he married his second wife, Margareta Leijonhufvud (1514 – 1551). Their children were: John III (Johan III) (1537 – 1592) Katharina (1539 – 1610). A great-grandmother of Adolf Friedrich II of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Cecilia (1540 – 1627) Magnus (1542 – 1595) Carl (1544) Anna Maria (1545 ...

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After seizing power, the previous Archbishop Gustav Trolle, who at the time held to a post of some kind of chancellor, was exiled from the country. Gustav sent a message to the pope requesting the acceptance of a new archbishop selected by Gustav himself: Johannes Magni. The Pope sent back his decision demanding the unlawful expulsion of Archbishop Gustav Trolle to be reverted, and that the archbishop was to be reinstated. Here Sweden's remote geographical location proved to have a marked impact—for the former Archbishop had been al ...

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In the late 1550's, Gustav was broken by bodily troubles. This has been confirmed when his grave was opened in 1945 and his corpse examined. It was discovered that he suffered chronic infections of a leg and in his jaw. He held a so called "last speech" in 1560 to the chancellors, his children and other noblemen whereby he encouraged them to remain united. In September 29, the same year, Gustav died of a severe colonic disease. He is buried tog ...

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He married, firstly, Maria of Palatinate-Kleeburg (1561–1589), daughter of Louis VI of Palatinate (1539–1583) and Elisabeth of Hesse (1539–1584). Their children were: Margareta Elisabeth (1580–1585) Elisabeth Sabina (1582–1585) Louis (1583–1583) Catherine (1584–1638), married a prince of the Palatinate Zweibrücken, becoming mother of i.a Charles X Gustav. Gustav ...

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After seizing power, the previous Archbishop Gustav Trolle, who at the time held to a post of some kind of chancellor, was exiled from the country. Gustav sent a message to the pope requesting the acceptance of a new archbishop selected by Gustav himself: Johannes Magni. The Pope sent back his decision demanding the unlawful expulsion of Archbishop Gustav Trolle to be reverted, and that the archbishop was to be reinstated. Here Sweden's remote geographical location proved to have a marked impact – for the former Archbishop had been ...

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Gustav I of Sweden, Gustav I of Sweden - Early life, Gustav I of Sweden - Reformation, Gustav I of Sweden - Further reign, Gustav I of Sweden - End of his reign, Gustav I of Sweden - Heritage, Gustav I of Sweden - Gallery, Gustav I of Sweden - Family

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Gustav encountered resistance from some areas of the country. In 1542, people from Dalarna rebelled, as they considered the king to have been too harsh on everyone he perceived as a supporter of the Danish. People down in Smalandia rebelled later, and initially gave Gustav difficulties in the dense forests. What he did was to send a letter to the people of Dalarna, and requesting that they should send out letters to every Swedish province, saying that Dalarna would support the king with troops, and urging every other province to do the same. Gustav got his troo ...

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Gustav's heritage has been disputed. In 19th century Swedish history, a folklore developed wherein Gustav was to have experienced all kinds of adventures when he liberated Sweden from the Danes. The memory of Gustav has been honored greatly, resulting in embroidered history books, memory coins, and the annual ski event Vasaloppet (the largest ski event in the world with 10,000 participants). The city of Vaasa in Finland was named after the royal house of Wasa in 1606. However, today most of these stories are regarded to have no other foundation than legend, and a skillfu ...

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Gustav Vasa had a series of paintings made during his reign. The originals are lost but watercolor reproductions of unknown date remain. These paintings show Gustav's triumphs, showing what Gustav himself considered important to depict. Part one. Year 1521-23, Outside Stockholm Part two. Year 1525, Inside Stockholm Part three. Year 1527, Inside and outside Västerås Part four. Year 1542, the Dacke rising. Part five. year 1541, in Brömsebro with Christian III of Denmark The five kronor bank n ...

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