GUSTAFSSON (VASA) KING OF SWEDEN Erik XIV^[1]

1533 - 1577  (43 years)

• Name	GUSTAFSSON (VASA) KING OF SWEDEN Erik XIV
  Birth	13 Jul 1533	Stockholm Palace, Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
  Gender	Male
  Death	26 Feb 1577	Orbyhus, Uppsala, Sweden
  Burial	13 Mar 1577	Cathedral, Vesteraas, Vastmanland, Sweden
  Notes	Eric XIV of Sweden From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Erik XIV of Sweden (December 13, 1533 - February 26, 1577), son of Gustav I of Sweden and Catherine of Saxony-Lauenburg, was king of Sweden from 1560 until he was deposed in 1568. He was also ruler of Estonia, after it gave itself under Sweden in 1561. He died in prison, apparently of poisoning. A document signed by his brother John III of Sweden and a nobleman, Bengt Bengtsson Gylta, gave Eric's watchmen in his last prison authorization to poison him if anyone tried to release him. His body was later analyzed, and showed indications of poisoning. Eric had several relationships before his marriage. With Agda Persdotter he had three daughters: Virginia Eriksdotter (1559-1633) (living descendants) Constantia Eriksdotter (1560-1649) (living descendants) Lucretia Eriksdotter (1564-still alive 1574) died young. With Karin Jacobsdotter: An unmarried child, dead apr. 1565. He finally married Karin Månsdotter (1550 - 1612), on July 4, 1568, their children were: Sigrid (1566-1633) (born before the marriage) Gustaf (1568-1607) (born before the marriage) Henrik (1570-1574) Arnold (1572-1573) http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_XIV_of_Sweden Eric married Karin Månsdotter in 1568, and during the same year, Johan and the Sture-family started a revolution. Eric was overthrown and taken prisoner. Eric died in prison on the 26th of August 1577 at Örbyhus castle. His brother Johan had given orders to poison Eric's soup.
  Person ID	I7028	Royal Family of Europe
  Last Modified	23 Sep 2003

  
  

  Father	ERIKSSON KING OF SWEDEN VASA Gustaf I,   b. 12 May 1495, Of Lindholmen, Orkesta, Stockholm, Sweden d. 26 Sep 1560, Stockholm, Sweden (Age 65 years)
  Mother	SAXONY-LAUENBURG Katharine Princess Of,   b. 24 Sep 1513, Ratzeburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Prussia d. 23 Sep 1535, Stockholm Castle, Nikolai, Stockholm, Sweden (Age 21 years)
  Marriage	24 Sep 1531	Castle, Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
  Family ID	F1576	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	PERSDOTTER Agda (Charitas),   b. Abt 1537, Of, Kalmar, Kalmar, Sweden
  Marriage	NOT MARRIED
  Children	+ 1. ERIKSDOTTER (VASA) Virginia,   b. 1 Jan 1559, Palace, Kalmar, Kalmar, Sweden d. 1633, Probably Odensjo, Kronoberg, Sweden (Age 74 years)   2. ERIKSDOTTER (VASA) Constantia,   b. 13 Jun 1560, , Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden d. 24 Jan 1649, Odensfors, Vreta Kloster, Ostergotland, Sweden (Age 88 years)   3. ERIKSDOTTER (VASA) Lucretia,   b. 4 Jan 1564, , Soderkoping, Ostergotland, Sweden d. (unmd)
  Family ID	F1572	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	GUSTAFSSON Mrs-Erik,   b. Abt 1536, Of, Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
  Marriage	NOT MARRIED
  Children	1. ERIKSDOTTER (VASA) Margareta,   b. Abt 1558, Of, Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden d. 11 Nov 1618, Probably, Hycklinge, Ostergotland, Sweden (Age ~ 60 years)
  Family ID	F1601	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	JAKOBSDOTTER Kaisa,   b. Abt 1542, Of, Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
  Marriage	NOT MARRIED
  Children	1. ERIKSSON Child,   b. Abt 1565, , Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden d. 1565
  Family ID	F1603	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 4	SWEDEN Karin (Katarina) Mansdotter Queen Of,   b. 6 Nov 1550, Stockholm, Sweden d. 13 Sep 1612, Liuksala, Kangasala Par., Finland (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	4 Jul 1568	Palace, Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
  Children	1. ERIKSDOTTER (VASA) PRINCESS OF SWEDEN Sigrid,   b. 15 Oct 1566, Svartsjo Palace, Sanga Parish, Stockholm, Sweden d. 23/24 Apr 1633, Ljuksala, Kangasala, Hame, Finland (Age 66 years) + 2. ERIKSSON (VASA) PRINCE OF SWEDEN Gustaf,   b. 28 Jan 1568, , Nykoping, Sodermanland, Sweden d. 22 Feb 1607, , Kaschin, , Russia (Age 39 years)   3. ERIKSSON (VASA) PRINCE OF SWEDEN Henrik,   b. 24 Jan 1570, Of, Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden d. 1574 (Age 3 years)   4. ERIKSSON (VASA) PRINCE OF SWEDEN Arnold,   b. 1 Nov 1572, , Gripsholm, Sodermanland, Sweden d. 1573 (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F1597	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S30] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R), (Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998).