Sigismund III Vasa

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Grand Duke of Lithuania King of Poland King of Sweden human monarch

Sigismund III Vasa was a late 16th–early 17th century monarch who ruled both the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and Sweden, whose dynastic and religious ambitions helped fuel major conflicts in Eastern Europe.

Aliases (4)

Statements (65)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Grand Duke of Lithuania → King of Poland → King of Sweden → human → monarch →
alsoKnownAs	Sigismund III of Poland → Sigismund III of Sweden → Zygmunt III Waza →
burialPlace	Wawel Cathedral →
causeOfLossOfSwedishCrown	deposition by the Riksdag of the Estates →
child	Alexander Charles Vasa → Anna Catherine Constance Vasa → Catherine Vasa → Charles Ferdinand Vasa → John Albert Vasa → John II Casimir Vasa → Władysław IV Vasa →
conflict	Moldavian Magnate Wars → Polish–Muscovite War (1605–1618) → Polish–Swedish War (1600–1611) → Polish–Swedish War (1621–1625) → War against Sigismund →
countryOfCitizenship	Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth → Sweden →
dateOfBirth	1566-06-20 →
dateOfDeath	1632-04-30 →
familyName	Vasa →
father	John III of Sweden →
givenName	Sigismund →
ideology	Counter-Reformation →
memberOf	House of Jagiellon → House of Vasa →
monarchOf	Lithuania → Poland → Sweden →
mother	Catherine Jagiellon →
nativeLanguage	Swedish →
notableAchievement	intervened in the Time of Troubles in Russia → pursued dynastic claims to the Swedish throne → strengthened royal power in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth →
notableEvent	Union of Sweden and Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth under personal union →
notableWork	Zygmunt Column (patronage) →
placeOfBirth	Gripsholm Castle → Mariefred → Sweden →
placeOfDeath	Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth → Warsaw →
positionHeld	Grand Duke of Lithuania → King of Poland → King of Sweden → titular King of Sweden →
predecessor	Stephen Báthory →
predecessorAsKingOfSweden	John III of Sweden →
reignEnd	1632-04-30 →
reignEndAsKingOfSweden	1599 →
reignStart	1587-12-27 →
reignStartAsKingOfSweden	1592-11-17 →
religion	Roman Catholic Church →
residence	Kraków → Royal Castle, Warsaw →
sexOrGender	male →
spouse	Anne of Austria (Polish queen) → Constance of Austria →
successor	Władysław IV Vasa →
successorAsKingOfSweden	Charles IX of Sweden →

Referenced by (13)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Sigismund III Vasa ("Zygmunt III Waza") → Sigismund III Vasa ("Sigismund III of Poland") → Sigismund III Vasa ("Sigismund III of Sweden") →	alsoKnownAs
Charles IX of Sweden → Władysław IV Vasa →	predecessor
Polish–Lithuanian intervention →	commandedBy
Władysław IV Vasa →	father
Polish–Muscovite War →	hasCommander
Polish–Swedish wars →	involves
Mikołaj Zebrzydowski →	opponent
House of Wittelsbach ("King Sigismund III Vasa of Poland") →	producedOfficeHolder
Time of Troubles →	significantPerson
Stephen Báthory →	successor