John III of Sweden

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John III of Sweden was a 16th-century King of Sweden from the House of Vasa, known for his attempts to reconcile Lutheranism and Catholicism and for his role in the complex dynastic politics of Northern Europe.

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Label Occurrences
John III of Sweden canonical 20
John III 2

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 16th-century monarch ⓘ
King of Sweden ⓘ
human ⓘ
birthDate 1537-12-20 ⓘ
birthPlace Stegeborg Castle ⓘ
Sweden ⓘ
Östergötland County ⓘ
surface form: Östergötland
burialPlace Uppsala Cathedral ⓘ
cameToPowerThrough coup against Eric XIV of Sweden ⓘ
captivityEnd 1567 ⓘ
captivityStart 1563 ⓘ
capturedBy Eric XIV of Sweden ⓘ
child Anna Vasa of Sweden ⓘ
Sigismund III Vasa ⓘ
conflict Northern Seven Years' War ⓘ
surface form: Northern Seven Years' War (aftermath and settlements)
country Sweden ⓘ
deathDate 1592-11-17 ⓘ
deathPlace Stockholm ⓘ
Sweden ⓘ
ducalReignEnd 1563 ⓘ
ducalReignStart 1556 ⓘ
dynasticConnection Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
surface form: Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth through marriage to Catherine Jagiellon
era Early Modern period ⓘ
event deposition of Eric XIV of Sweden ⓘ
father King Gustav I of Sweden ⓘ
surface form: Gustav I of Sweden
foreignPolicy close relations with Poland-Lithuania ⓘ
fullName John III of Sweden self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: John III
house House of Vasa ⓘ
knownFor efforts to mediate between Lutheran and Catholic doctrines ⓘ
involvement in dynastic politics of Northern Europe ⓘ
language Swedish ⓘ
monarchOf Sweden ⓘ
mother Margaret Leijonhufvud ⓘ
notableWork Red Book (Röda boken) ⓘ
patronage architecture and church building in Sweden ⓘ
placeOfCaptivity Gripsholm Castle ⓘ
positionHeld King of Sweden ⓘ
predecessor Eric XIV of Sweden ⓘ
regnalName John III of Sweden self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: John III
reignEnd 1592 ⓘ
reignStart 1568 ⓘ
religion Lutheranism ⓘ
religiousPolicy attempted reconciliation of Lutheranism and Catholicism ⓘ
sibling Charles IX of Sweden ⓘ
Eric XIV of Sweden ⓘ
spouse Catherine Jagiellon ⓘ
Gunilla Bielke ⓘ
successor Sigismund III Vasa ⓘ
title Duke of Finland ⓘ

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Referenced by (22)

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

Sigismund III Vasa → father → John III of Sweden ⓘ
Sigismund III Vasa → predecessorAsKingOfSweden → John III of Sweden ⓘ
Charles IX of Sweden → sibling → John III of Sweden ⓘ
Polish–Swedish wars → involves → John III of Sweden ⓘ
King Gustav I of Sweden → child → John III of Sweden ⓘ
subject surface form: Gustav I of Sweden
Kingdom of Sweden (1523–1611) → hasRuler → John III of Sweden ⓘ
House of Vasa → hasMember → John III of Sweden ⓘ
Uppsala Cathedral → notableBurial → John III of Sweden ⓘ
Livonian War → belligerentCommander → John III of Sweden ⓘ
Finnish coat of arms → associatedWithRuler → John III of Sweden ⓘ
Vasa → notableMember → John III of Sweden ⓘ
Catherine Jagiellon → spouse → John III of Sweden ⓘ
Catherine Jagiellon → spouseOfMonarch → John III of Sweden ⓘ
Catherine Vasa → grandfather → John III of Sweden ⓘ
Charles IX → sibling → John III of Sweden ⓘ
subject surface form: Charles IX of Sweden
Margaret Leijonhufvud → child → John III of Sweden ⓘ
John III of Sweden → fullName → John III of Sweden self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: John III
John III of Sweden → regnalName → John III of Sweden self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: John III
Eric XIV of Sweden → successor → John III of Sweden ⓘ
Eric XIV of Sweden → sibling → John III of Sweden ⓘ
Gustav Eriksson → child → John III of Sweden ⓘ
Cecilia of Sweden → sibling → John III of Sweden ⓘ