Eric XIV of Sweden

E280403
King of Sweden human

Eric XIV of Sweden was a 16th-century King of Sweden known for his ambitious foreign policy, cultural patronage, and eventual downfall due to mental instability and political conflict.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Eric XIV of Sweden canonical 19
Eric XIV 1
Erik XIV of Sweden 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf King of Sweden ⓘ
human ⓘ
burialPlace Västerås Cathedral ⓘ
causeOfDeath suspected poisoning ⓘ
child Gustav Eriksson Vasa (son of Eric XIV) ⓘ
possibly Sigrid the Haughty ⓘ
surface form: Sigrid of Sweden
conflict Northern Seven Years' War ⓘ
coronationDate 1561-06-29 ⓘ
coronationPlace Uppsala ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Sweden ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1533-12-13 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1577-02-26 ⓘ
dateOfMarriage 1568-07-04 ⓘ
deposed 1568 ⓘ
education received humanist education ⓘ
father King Gustav I of Sweden ⓘ
surface form: Gustav I of Sweden
foreignPolicy attempted expansion in the Baltic region ⓘ
fullName Eric XIV of Sweden self-link ⓘ
givenName Eric ⓘ
house House of Vasa ⓘ
imprisoned after deposition ⓘ
knownFor ambitious foreign policy ⓘ
conflict with Swedish nobility ⓘ
cultural patronage ⓘ
mental instability ⓘ
monarchOf Sweden ⓘ
mother Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg ⓘ
nobleFamily Vasa dynasty ⓘ
notableEvent Sture Murders in Uppsala ⓘ
surface form: Sture Murders
opponent Denmark–Norway ⓘ
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
surface form: Poland-Lithuania
patronage arts ⓘ
sciences ⓘ
placeOfBirth Stockholm ⓘ
Sweden ⓘ
placeOfDeath Sweden ⓘ
Uppland ⓘ
Örbyhus Castle ⓘ
positionHeld King of Sweden ⓘ
predecessor King Gustav I of Sweden ⓘ
surface form: Gustav I of Sweden
reasonForDeposition rebellion led by his brothers ⓘ
regnalName Eric XIV of Sweden self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Eric XIV
reignEnd 1568-09-29 ⓘ
reignStart 1560-09-29 ⓘ
religion Lutheranism ⓘ
sibling Charles IX of Sweden ⓘ
John III of Sweden ⓘ
spouse Karin Månsdotter ⓘ
successor John III of Sweden ⓘ
yearOfStureMurders 1567 ⓘ

Referenced by (21)

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

Charles IX of Sweden → sibling → Eric XIV of Sweden ⓘ
King Gustav I of Sweden → child → Eric XIV of Sweden ⓘ
subject surface form: Gustav I of Sweden
King Gustav I of Sweden → successor → Eric XIV of Sweden ⓘ
subject surface form: Gustav I of Sweden
Kingdom of Sweden (1523–1611) → hasRuler → Eric XIV of Sweden ⓘ
House of Vasa → hasMember → Eric XIV of Sweden ⓘ
Livonian War → belligerentCommander → Eric XIV of Sweden ⓘ
this entity surface form: Erik XIV of Sweden
Vasa → notableMember → Eric XIV of Sweden ⓘ
Pori → foundedBy → Eric XIV of Sweden ⓘ
Charles IX → sibling → Eric XIV of Sweden ⓘ
subject surface form: Charles IX of Sweden
Margaret Leijonhufvud → child → Eric XIV of Sweden ⓘ
John III of Sweden → sibling → Eric XIV of Sweden ⓘ
John III of Sweden → predecessor → Eric XIV of Sweden ⓘ
John III of Sweden → capturedBy → Eric XIV of Sweden ⓘ
Eric XIV of Sweden → fullName → Eric XIV of Sweden self-link ⓘ
Eric XIV of Sweden → regnalName → Eric XIV of Sweden self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eric XIV
Northern Seven Years' War → hasParticipant → Eric XIV of Sweden ⓘ
Gustav Eriksson → child → Eric XIV of Sweden ⓘ
Gustav Eriksson → successor → Eric XIV of Sweden ⓘ
Cecilia of Sweden → sibling → Eric XIV of Sweden ⓘ
Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg → child → Eric XIV of Sweden ⓘ
Sophia of Sweden → sibling → Eric XIV of Sweden ⓘ