House of Vasa

E103117

noble family royal dynasty

The House of Vasa was a powerful royal dynasty that ruled Sweden (and later the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth) during the 16th and 17th centuries, overseeing its rise as a major European power.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
House of Vasa canonical	50
Vasa dynasty	2
House of Vasa (Swedish branch via Palatinate-Zweibrücken)	1
House of Vasa (Swedish royal line, by tradition)	1
House of Vasa (by marriage)	1
Vasa dynasty members	1
Vasa family	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	noble family ⓘ royal dynasty ⓘ
coatOfArms	Vasa sheaf ⓘ
continentRuledIn	Europe ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Sweden ⓘ
countryRuled	Finland ⓘ Grand Duchy of Lithuania ⓘ Kingdom of Sweden ⓘ Livonia ⓘ Poland ⓘ Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
dissolved	1672 ⓘ
endOfReignInPoland	1668 ⓘ
endOfReignInSweden	1654 ⓘ
founder	King Gustav I of Sweden ⓘ surface form: Gustav I of Sweden
hasMember	Anna Vasa of Sweden ⓘ Catherine Jagiellon ⓘ Catherine of Sweden, Countess Palatine of Zweibrücken-Kleeburg ⓘ surface form: Catherine of Sweden, Countess Palatine of Kleeburg Charles IX of Sweden ⓘ Charles Philip, Duke of Södermanland ⓘ Queen Christina of Sweden ⓘ surface form: Christina of Sweden Eric XIV of Sweden ⓘ King Gustav I of Sweden ⓘ surface form: Gustav I of Sweden Gustav of Vasaborg ⓘ Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden ⓘ John II Casimir Vasa ⓘ John III of Sweden ⓘ John, Duke of Östergötland ⓘ Maria Anna Vasa ⓘ Sigismund III Vasa ⓘ Władysław IV Vasa ⓘ
hasMotto	Deus nobis haec otia fecit ⓘ
inception	1523 ⓘ
languageUsed	Latin ⓘ Polish ⓘ Swedish ⓘ
namedAfter	Vasa estate ⓘ
notableEvent	The Deluge (Swedish invasion of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth) ⓘ surface form: Deluge (Swedish invasion of Poland) Polish–Swedish wars ⓘ Swedish War of Liberation ⓘ Thirty Years' War ⓘ
notableFor	rise of Sweden as a great power ⓘ union of Swedish and Polish crowns under Sigismund III Vasa ⓘ
precededBy	House of Oldenburg ⓘ
religion	Lutheranism ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ
startOfReignInPoland	1587 ⓘ
startOfReignInSweden	1523 ⓘ
succeededBy	House of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp ⓘ surface form: House of Holstein-Gottorp House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken ⓘ

Referenced by (57)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Swedish Empire → foundedBy → House of Vasa ⓘ

Swedish Empire → rulingDynasty → House of Vasa ⓘ

Charles XII of Sweden → dynasty → House of Vasa ⓘ

this entity surface form: House of Vasa (Swedish branch via Palatinate-Zweibrücken)

Riddarholmen Church → burialPlaceOf → House of Vasa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Vasa dynasty members

Tre Kronor Castle, Stockholm → usedBy → House of Vasa ⓘ

subject surface form: Tre Kronor Castle

Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden → house → House of Vasa ⓘ

Flag of Sweden → associatedWith → House of Vasa ⓘ

Sigismund III Vasa → memberOf → House of Vasa ⓘ

Polish–Muscovite War → involvedDynasty → House of Vasa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Vasa dynasty

Władysław IV Vasa → dynasty → House of Vasa ⓘ

Charles IX of Sweden → memberOfDynasty → House of Vasa ⓘ

Charles IX of Sweden → house → House of Vasa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Vasa dynasty

Polish–Swedish wars → involves → House of Vasa ⓘ

Swedish Livonia → rulingDynasty → House of Vasa ⓘ

King Gustav I of Sweden → nobleFamily → House of Vasa ⓘ

subject surface form: Gustav I of Sweden

Kingdom of Sweden (1523–1611) → dynasty → House of Vasa ⓘ

Carolus Rex → dynasty → House of Vasa ⓘ

subject surface form: Charles XII of Sweden

this entity surface form: House of Vasa (Swedish royal line, by tradition)

Grand Duke of Lithuania → dynasty → House of Vasa ⓘ

Swedish monarchy → predecessorDynasty → House of Vasa ⓘ

Catherine of Sweden, Countess Palatine of Zweibrücken-Kleeburg → memberOfDynasty → House of Vasa ⓘ

Catherine of Sweden, Countess Palatine of Zweibrücken-Kleeburg → nobleFamily → House of Vasa ⓘ

Queen Dowager of Sweden → usedBy → House of Vasa ⓘ

Queen Christina of Sweden → house → House of Vasa ⓘ

House of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp → dynasticUnionWith → House of Vasa ⓘ

Vaasa → namedAfter → House of Vasa ⓘ

The Golden King → refersToPersonDynasty → House of Vasa ⓘ

John Albert Vasa → memberOfDynasty → House of Vasa ⓘ

Alexander Charles Vasa → house → House of Vasa ⓘ

War against Sigismund → involvesDynasty → House of Vasa ⓘ

Catherine Jagiellon → houseByMarriage → House of Vasa ⓘ

Catherine Vasa → dynasty → House of Vasa ⓘ

Anne of Austria (Polish queen) → associatedWithRoyalHouse → House of Vasa ⓘ

John II Casimir Vasa → nobleFamily → House of Vasa ⓘ

Merecz, Grand Duchy of Lithuania → associatedDynasty → House of Vasa ⓘ

subject surface form: Merecz

Charles IX → house → House of Vasa ⓘ

subject surface form: Charles IX of Sweden

Duke of Södermanland → royalHouse → House of Vasa ⓘ

Margaret Leijonhufvud → house → House of Vasa ⓘ

this entity surface form: House of Vasa (by marriage)

Order of Vasa → namedAfter → House of Vasa ⓘ

Charles Ferdinand Vasa → memberOf → House of Vasa ⓘ

John III of Sweden → house → House of Vasa ⓘ

Marie Louise Gonzaga → marriedInto → House of Vasa ⓘ

Eric XIV of Sweden → house → House of Vasa ⓘ

Sigismund Casimir Vasa → house → House of Vasa ⓘ

Christina of Holstein-Gottorp → memberOf → House of Vasa ⓘ

Vasa (warship) → namedAfter → House of Vasa ⓘ

Anna Catherine Constance Vasa → dynasty → House of Vasa ⓘ

Anna Catherine Constance Vasa → nobleFamily → House of Vasa ⓘ

Gustav Eriksson → dynasty → House of Vasa ⓘ

Gustav Eriksson → founded → House of Vasa ⓘ

Erik Johansson Vasa → memberOf → House of Vasa ⓘ