War against Sigismund

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The War against Sigismund was a late 16th-century Swedish civil war in which Duke Charles (later Charles IX) fought to depose the Catholic king Sigismund III Vasa and secure Protestant control of Sweden.

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War against Sigismund canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armed conflict
civil war
conflictType Swedish civil war
religious war
endTime 1599
followedBy continued dynastic conflict between the Swedish and Polish branches of the Vasa dynasty
reign of Charles IX of Sweden
hasAlternativeName Conflict between Duke Charles and Sigismund III Vasa
Swedish War against Sigismund
hasCause conflict over the Swedish throne between Duke Charles and Sigismund III Vasa
fear of Counter-Reformation influence in Sweden
opposition to Sigismund III Vasa’s attempts to rule Sweden from Poland
religious tension between Protestant and Catholic factions in Sweden
hasCombatant Polish–Lithuanian forces loyal to Sigismund III Vasa
Swedish Riksråd supporters of Duke Charles
hasKeyEvent Battle of Stångebro
Uppsala Synod (as a religious-political background event)
hasKeyFigure Charles IX of Sweden
Duke of Södermanland
surface form: Duke Charles of Södermanland

Sigismund III Vasa
hasLegalConsequence Riksdag decisions limiting Catholic influence in Sweden
confirmation of Protestant succession to the Swedish throne
hasLocation Finland
surface form: Finland (part of the Swedish realm)

Götaland
Kingdom of Sweden
Svealand
hasLongTermEffect contribution to later Polish–Swedish wars in the 17th century
deterioration of relations between Sweden and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
entrenchment of Lutheranism as state religion in Sweden
hasMainBelligerent Duke of Södermanland
surface form: Duke Charles of Södermanland

Sigismund III Vasa
hasOutcome elevation of Duke Charles as regent of Sweden
formal deposition of Sigismund by the Riksdag of 1599
hasResult consolidation of Protestant control in Sweden
deposition of Sigismund III Vasa as king of Sweden
strengthening of the Swedish Estates and nobility opposed to Sigismund
victory of Duke Charles
hasSide Catholic royal faction in Sweden
Protestant faction in Sweden
involvesDynasty House of Vasa
partOf history of Sweden
politicalContext personal union between Sweden and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth under Sigismund III Vasa
precededBy growing opposition to Sigismund’s absentee rule in Sweden
tensions between the Swedish Privy Council and Sigismund III Vasa
religiousContext Counter-Reformation
surface form: Catholic Counter-Reformation

Protestant Reformation in Sweden
surface form: Lutheran Reformation in Sweden
startTime 1597
temporalContext late 16th century

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

Sigismund III Vasa conflict War against Sigismund
Charles IX of Sweden conflict War against Sigismund
Polish–Swedish wars includesConflict War against Sigismund
Charles IX conflict War against Sigismund
subject surface form: Charles IX of Sweden