Gustav Eriksson

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Gustav Eriksson, better known as Gustav I of Sweden, was the 16th-century king who led Sweden’s independence from the Kalmar Union and founded the Vasa dynasty.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 16th-century ruler
King of Sweden
founder of dynasty
human
monarch
alsoKnownAs King Gustav I of Sweden
surface form: Gustav I of Sweden

King Gustav I of Sweden
surface form: Gustav Vasa
associatedWith Kalmar Union
birthDate 1496-05-12
birthPlace Rydboholm Castle
Sweden
Uppland
causeOfDeath natural causes
child Anna Vasa of Sweden
surface form: Anna of Sweden

Catherine of Sweden
surface form: Catherine, Princess of Sweden

Cecilia of Sweden
Charles IX of Sweden
Elizabeth of Sweden
Eric XIV of Sweden
John III of Sweden
Magnus, Duke of Östergötland
Sophia of Sweden
country Sweden
deathDate 1560-09-29
deathPlace Stockholm
Sweden
dynasty House of Vasa
era Early Modern period
father Erik Johansson Vasa
founded House of Vasa
house Vasa
monarchOf Sweden
mother Cecilia Månsdotter Eka
name Gustav Eriksson self-link
nationality Swedish
notableFor establishing Swedish sovereignty after Danish rule
founding the Vasa dynasty
introducing the Protestant Reformation in Sweden
leading Sweden’s independence from the Kalmar Union
participatedIn Swedish War of Liberation
positionHeld King of Sweden
predecessor Christian II of Denmark
surface form: Christian II of Denmark and Norway
reignEnd 1560
reignStart 1523
religion Lutheranism
spouse Catherine Stenbock
Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg
Margaret Leijonhufvud
successor Eric XIV of Sweden
title King of the Goths
Kings of the Swedes
surface form: King of the Swedes

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King Gustav I of Sweden alsoKnownAs Gustav Eriksson
subject surface form: Gustav I of Sweden
Gustav Eriksson name Gustav Eriksson self-link