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.

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All labels observed (8)

Label Occurrences
Sigismund III Vasa canonical 51
Zygmunt III Waza 2
King Sigismund III Vasa 1

Statements (65)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Grand Duke of Lithuania ⓘ
King of Poland ⓘ
King of Sweden ⓘ
human ⓘ
monarch ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Sigismund III Vasa ⓘ
surface form: Sigismund III of Poland

Sigismund III Vasa ⓘ
surface form: Sigismund III of Sweden

Sigismund III Vasa ⓘ
surface form: 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 ⓘ
surface form: Polish–Muscovite War (1605–1618)

Polish–Swedish wars ⓘ
surface form: Polish–Swedish War (1600–1611)

Polish–Swedish wars ⓘ
surface form: 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, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
surface form: Sigismund
ideology Counter-Reformation ⓘ
memberOf Jagiellonian dynasty ⓘ
surface form: 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 Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
residence Kraków ⓘ
Royal Castle in Warsaw ⓘ
surface form: 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 (59)

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

Time of Troubles → significantPerson → Sigismund III Vasa ⓘ
Polish–Lithuanian intervention → commandedBy → Sigismund III Vasa ⓘ
Sigismund III Vasa → alsoKnownAs → Sigismund III Vasa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Zygmunt III Waza
Sigismund III Vasa → alsoKnownAs → Sigismund III Vasa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sigismund III of Poland
Sigismund III Vasa → alsoKnownAs → Sigismund III Vasa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sigismund III of Sweden
Polish–Muscovite War → hasCommander → Sigismund III Vasa ⓘ
Władysław IV Vasa → father → Sigismund III Vasa ⓘ
Władysław IV Vasa → predecessor → Sigismund III Vasa ⓘ
Charles IX of Sweden → predecessor → Sigismund III Vasa ⓘ
Polish–Swedish wars → involves → Sigismund III Vasa ⓘ
House of Wittelsbach → producedOfficeHolder → Sigismund III Vasa ⓘ
this entity surface form: King Sigismund III Vasa of Poland
Stephen Báthory → successor → Sigismund III Vasa ⓘ
Mikołaj Zebrzydowski → opponent → Sigismund III Vasa ⓘ
King of Poland → positionHeldBy → Sigismund III Vasa ⓘ
Kingdom of Sweden (1523–1611) → hasRuler → Sigismund III Vasa ⓘ
House of Vasa → hasMember → Sigismund III Vasa ⓘ
Grand Duke of Lithuania → titleHolder → Sigismund III Vasa ⓘ
Siege of Smolensk (1609–1611) → commanderAttacker → Sigismund III Vasa ⓘ
Stanisław Żółkiewski → monarchServed → Sigismund III Vasa ⓘ
Vasa → notableMember → Sigismund III Vasa ⓘ
Alexander Charles Vasa → father → Sigismund III Vasa ⓘ
Alexander Charles Vasa → monarchIsFatherOf → Sigismund III Vasa ⓘ
Zygmunt Column (patronage) → patron → Sigismund III Vasa ⓘ
Zygmunt Column (patronage) → associatedMonarch → Sigismund III Vasa ⓘ
War against Sigismund → hasMainBelligerent → Sigismund III Vasa ⓘ
War against Sigismund → hasKeyFigure → Sigismund III Vasa ⓘ
Union of Sweden and Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth under personal union → hasMonarch → Sigismund III Vasa ⓘ
Union of Sweden and Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth under personal union → hasKeyFigure → Sigismund III Vasa ⓘ
Sigismund Tower → namedAfter → Sigismund III Vasa ⓘ
Sigismund's Column → honours → Sigismund III Vasa ⓘ
Sigismund's Column → dedicatedTo → Sigismund III Vasa ⓘ
Union of Brest → supportedBy → Sigismund III Vasa ⓘ
this entity surface form: King Sigismund III Vasa
Catherine Jagiellon → child → Sigismund III Vasa ⓘ
Catherine Jagiellon → motherOf → Sigismund III Vasa ⓘ
Catherine Vasa → father → Sigismund III Vasa ⓘ
Anne of Austria (Polish queen) → spouse → Sigismund III Vasa ⓘ
Anne of Austria (Polish queen) → spouseOfMonarch → Sigismund III Vasa ⓘ
John II Casimir Vasa → father → Sigismund III Vasa ⓘ
Dymitriads → hasParticipant → Sigismund III Vasa ⓘ
Charles IX → predecessor → Sigismund III Vasa ⓘ
subject surface form: Charles IX of Sweden
Charles IX → opponent → Sigismund III Vasa ⓘ
subject surface form: Charles IX of Sweden
Charles Ferdinand Vasa → father → Sigismund III Vasa ⓘ
John III of Sweden → successor → Sigismund III Vasa ⓘ
John III of Sweden → child → Sigismund III Vasa ⓘ
Truce of Altmark → signedDuringReignOf → Sigismund III Vasa ⓘ
Battle of Kokenhausen → monarchInvolved → Sigismund III Vasa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sigismund III Vasa (as king of Poland and Sweden)
Battle of Oliwa → relatedTo → Sigismund III Vasa ⓘ
Statutes of Lithuania → promulgatedBy → Sigismund III Vasa ⓘ
subject surface form: Third Statute of Lithuania
Sigismund Casimir Vasa → paternalGrandfather → Sigismund III Vasa ⓘ
Zygmunt → hasNotableBearer → Sigismund III Vasa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Zygmunt III Waza