King Gustav I of Sweden

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founding father of a nation human king monarch of Sweden

King Gustav I of Sweden was the 16th-century monarch who established Swedish independence from the Kalmar Union and laid the foundations of the modern Swedish state.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Gustav I of Sweden 2
Gustav Eriksson Vasa 1
Gustav Vasa 1

Statements (57)

Predicate Object
instanceOf founding father of a nation ⓘ
human ⓘ
king ⓘ
monarch of Sweden ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Gustav Eriksson ⓘ
King Gustav I of Sweden ⓘ
surface form: Gustav Vasa
birthDate 1496-05-12 ⓘ
birthPlace Rydboholm Castle ⓘ
Sweden ⓘ
Uppland ⓘ
burialPlace Uppsala Cathedral ⓘ
centralized Swedish royal administration ⓘ
child Cecilia of Sweden ⓘ
surface form: Anna of Sweden

Catherine of Sweden, Countess Palatine of Zweibrücken-Kleeburg ⓘ
surface form: Catherine of Sweden, Countess Palatine of Zweibrücken

Cecilia of Sweden ⓘ
Charles IX of Sweden ⓘ
Eric XIV of Sweden ⓘ
John III of Sweden ⓘ
Magnus, Duke of Östergötland ⓘ
Sophia of Sweden ⓘ
commemoratedOn Swedish National Day (June 6) ⓘ
conflict Swedish War of Liberation ⓘ
coronationDate 1523-06-06 ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Sweden ⓘ
deathDate 1560-09-29 ⓘ
deathPlace Stockholm ⓘ
Sweden ⓘ
Tre Kronor Castle ⓘ
era 16th century ⓘ
familyName Vasa ⓘ
father Erik Johansson Vasa ⓘ
fullName King Gustav I of Sweden self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Gustav Eriksson Vasa
givenName Gustav NERFINISHED ⓘ
houseFounded House of Vasa as royal dynasty ⓘ
implemented Protestant Reformation in Sweden ⓘ
introduced hereditary monarchy in Sweden ⓘ
languagePolicy strengthened use of Swedish in administration and church ⓘ
mother Cecilia Månsdotter Eka ⓘ
nationality Swedish ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Vasa ⓘ
notableFor establishing Swedish independence from the Kalmar Union ⓘ
laying foundations of the modern Swedish state ⓘ
leading the Swedish War of Liberation ⓘ
opponent Christian II of Denmark ⓘ
positionHeld King of Sweden ⓘ
predecessor Swedish Regency Council ⓘ
surface form: Regency Council of Sweden
previousReligion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
reignEnd 1560 ⓘ
reignStart 1523 ⓘ
religion Lutheranism ⓘ
seized church lands and properties in Sweden ⓘ
spouse Catherine Stenbock ⓘ
Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg ⓘ
Margaret Leijonhufvud ⓘ
successor Eric XIV of Sweden ⓘ
symbol Vasa sheaf ⓘ
taxPolicy expanded royal taxation and control over resources ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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

King Gustav I of Sweden → alsoKnownAs → King Gustav I of Sweden ⓘ
subject surface form: Gustav I of Sweden
this entity surface form: Gustav Vasa
Charles IX of Sweden → father → King Gustav I of Sweden ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gustav I of Sweden
Helsinki → foundedBy → King Gustav I of Sweden ⓘ
King Gustav I of Sweden → fullName → King Gustav I of Sweden self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Gustav I of Sweden
this entity surface form: Gustav Eriksson Vasa
Protestant Reformation in Finland → keyFigure → King Gustav I of Sweden ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gustav I of Sweden