Swedish Riksråd supporters of Duke Charles
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The Swedish Riksråd supporters of Duke Charles were a faction of high-ranking Swedish nobles and councilors who backed Duke Charles (later King Charles IX) in his struggle for power against King Sigismund during the late 16th-century Swedish succession conflicts.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical group
ⓘ
noble faction ⓘ political faction ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | late 16th century ⓘ |
| aimedTo |
limit the influence of King Sigismund in Swedish affairs
ⓘ
strengthen the authority of Duke Charles in Sweden ⓘ |
| basedIn | Swedish Riksråd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composedOf |
Swedish high nobility
ⓘ
members of the Swedish Riksråd ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
consolidation of Charles IX’s rule in Sweden
ⓘ
establishment of a firmly Lutheran Swedish monarchy ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicScope | Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
conflict between Swedish estates and royal authority
ⓘ
post-Vasa dynasty succession disputes ⓘ |
| institutionalRole | advisers to the Swedish regent Duke Charles ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
Swedish civil conflict of the 1590s
ⓘ
Swedish succession conflicts ⓘ power struggle between Duke Charles and King Sigismund ⓘ |
| language | Swedish ⓘ |
| opposed |
King Sigismund III Vasa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
pro-Sigismund Swedish nobles ⓘ |
| opposedReligiousPolicyOf | Catholic King Sigismund III Vasa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn | deposition of Sigismund in Sweden ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
anti-Sigismund faction
ⓘ
pro-Charles faction ⓘ |
| powerBase |
Swedish Riksdag of the Estates
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Swedish nobility ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Swedish War against Sigismund NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAlignment | Lutheran ⓘ |
| roleInGovernment | royal councilors ⓘ |
| sidedWith | Charles’s forces in the War against Sigismund ⓘ |
| socialStatus | high-ranking aristocracy ⓘ |
| supported |
Charles IX of Sweden
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Duke Charles of Södermanland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedFormOfChurch | Lutheran Church of Sweden GENERATED ⓘ |
| supportedOutcome | accession of Charles IX to the Swedish throne ⓘ |
| supportedPolicy |
defense of Lutheran orthodoxy in Sweden
ⓘ
greater autonomy of Sweden from the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ |
| timeOfActivity |
1590s
ⓘ
period of Sigismund’s dual rule in Sweden and Poland ⓘ |
| typeOfConflictParticipation | elite political struggle ⓘ |
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