Gustav Vasa
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| Reign | From June 6, 1523
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| Coronation | January 12, 1528 |
| Royal motto | "Omnis potestas a Deo est" ("All power is of God") |
| Queens | Catherine of Saxony-Lauenburg |
| Royal House | Vasa |
| Predecessor | Christian II of Sweden |
| Successor | Eric XIV of Sweden |
| Date of Birth | Probably May 12, 1496 |
| Place of Birth | Lindesholm, Uplandia |
| Date of Death | September 29, 1560 |
| Place of Death | Stockholm |
| Place of Burial | Uppsala Cathedral, Uppsala |
Gustav I of Sweden, Gustav Vasa or Gustav Eriksson Vasa (1496-1560), became the king of Sweden in 1523 and he was the first monarch of the house of Vasa. He became the regent of Sweden in 1521 after leading the rebellion against the sitting monarch of the Kalmar Union. He also introduced Protestantism in Sweden.
Gustav's first wife was Catherine of Saxony-Lauenburg-Ratzeburg (1513-1535), whom he maried on September 24, 1531. They had the son:
- Eric XIV (1533-1577)
On October 1, 1536 he married his second wife Margareta Leijonhufvud (1514 - 1551). Their children were:
- John III (Johan III) (1537-1592)
- Katharina (1539-1610)
- Cecelia (1540-1627)
- Magnus (1542-1595)
- Carl (1544)
- Anna Maria (1545-1610)
- Sten (1546-1549)
- Sofia (1547-1611)
- Elisabeth (1549-1598)
- Charles IX (Carl IX) (1550-1611)
In 1535 he married his third wife Katarina Stenbock (1535-1621).
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