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Eric XIV (Swedish: Erik XIV; 13 December 1533 – 26 February 1577) was King of Sweden from 1560 until he was captured in a rebellion led by his brother John in 1568 and formally deposed 26 January 1569.
Erik XIV (born Dec. 13, 1533, Stockholm, Swed.—died Feb. 26, 1577, Örbyhus) was the king of Sweden (1560–68) who expanded the powers of the monarchy and pursued an aggressive foreign policy that led to the Seven Years’ War of the North (1563–70) against Denmark.
18 May 1160), also called Erik Jedvardsson, Eric IX, Eric the Holy, Saint Eric, and Eric the Lawgiver, was a Swedish king in the 12th century, c. 1156–1160. The Roman Martyrology of the Catholic Church names him as a saint memorialized on 18 May.
Biography of Eric XIV of Sweden (1533-1577) Erik Wasa (1533-1577) was a man of contradictions; he was both humble and haughty, and urbane and well read, but also barbaric. As a youth Eric had been a talented young man and a true Renaissance Prince.
Eric the Victorious ( Old Norse: Eiríkr inn sigrsæli, Modern Swedish: Erik Segersäll; c. 945 – c. 995) was a Swedish monarch as of around 970.
Eric XIV ( Swedish: Erik XIV; 13 December 1533 – 26 February 1577) was King of Sweden from 1560 until he was captured in a rebellion led by his brother John in 1568 and formally deposed 26 January 1569. Eric XIV was the eldest son of Gustav I (1496–1560) and Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg (1513–1535).
Eric XIV, 1533–77, king of Sweden (1560–68), son and successor of Gustavus I. To strengthen the power of the crown, he limited (1561) the privileges of the royal dukes. He forbade the marriage of his half-brother John, duke of Finland, to the sister of the king of Poland.
Among the first was the new king of Sweden, Eric XIV. Elizabeth employed what was to become a familiar tactic: she offered ‘fair words’ but no firm promises. But when Eric expressed his intention...
King Erik XIV. As crown prince, Erik tried to arrange a marriage with Elizabeth I of England, but his plans failed. As monarch, he aimed to create a territorial and trading empire around the Baltic Sea, which brought him into conflict with Polish interests.
Overview. Eric XIV. (1533—1577) Quick Reference. (1533–77), King of Sweden, was the son of King Gustavus Vasa and his first wife Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg. He acceded to the throne in 1561, and for the eight years ... From: Eric XIV in The Oxford Dictionary of the Renaissance » Subjects: History — Early Modern History (1500 to 1700)
