Union of Sweden and Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth under personal union
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The Union of Sweden and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth under personal union was a brief early 17th-century dynastic union in which Sigismund III Vasa simultaneously ruled both realms, linking two major European powers under a single monarch.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Union of Sweden and Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth under personal union canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dynastic union
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historical political union ⓘ personal union ⓘ |
| dissolvedBy |
deposition of Sigismund III Vasa as King of Sweden
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victory of Duke Charles (later Charles IX of Sweden) ⓘ |
| endTime | 1599 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Polish–Swedish wars
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surface form:
Swedish–Polish wars
War against Sigismund ⓘ |
| formedBy |
accession of Sigismund III Vasa to the Swedish throne
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inheritance of the Swedish crown by the Polish king ⓘ |
| hasCapitalInOneRealm | Stockholm ⓘ |
| hasCapitalInOtherRealm |
Kraków
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Warsaw ⓘ |
| hasCauseOfTension |
Sigismund III Vasa's Catholicism in Lutheran Sweden
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power struggle between Sigismund III and Duke Charles ⓘ |
| hasComponentState |
Crown of the Kingdom of Poland
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Grand Duchy of Lithuania ⓘ Kingdom of Sweden ⓘ Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ |
| hasConflict |
War against Sigismund
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internal Swedish succession crisis ⓘ |
| hasContext |
Counter-Reformation
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surface form:
Counter-Reformation in Europe
conflict between Catholic and Protestant powers ⓘ |
| hasDuration | 7 years ⓘ |
| hasGovernmentFormInCommonwealth | elective monarchy ⓘ |
| hasGovernmentFormInSweden | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
contributed to long-term Polish–Swedish rivalry in the Baltic region
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linked two major European powers under a single monarch ⓘ |
| hasKeyFigure | Sigismund III Vasa ⓘ |
| hasLanguageInCommonwealth |
Latin
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Polish ⓘ Ruthenian ⓘ |
| hasLanguageInSweden | Swedish ⓘ |
| hasLegislatureInCommonwealth | Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ |
| hasMonarch | Sigismund III Vasa ⓘ |
| hasMonarchTitle |
Grand Duke of Lithuania
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King of Poland ⓘ King of Sweden ⓘ |
| hasNobilityEstateInSweden | Riksdag of the Estates ⓘ |
| hasOpponent |
Duke of Södermanland
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surface form:
Duke Charles of Södermanland
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| hasReligionInCommonwealth |
Eastern Orthodoxy
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Protestantism ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| hasReligionInSweden | Lutheranism ⓘ |
| locatedInTimePeriod |
early modern period
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late 16th century ⓘ |
| precededBy | separate rule of Sweden and Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ |
| startTime | 1592 ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Sigismund III Vasa
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