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Charles IX, also Carl ( Swedish: Karl IX; 4 October 1550 – 30 October 1611), reigned as King of Sweden from 1604 until his death. He was the youngest son of King Gustav I ( r. 1523–1560) and of his second wife, Margaret Leijonhufvud, the brother of King Eric XIV and of King John III, and the uncle of Sigismund, who became king both of ...
Charles IX was the virtual ruler of Sweden (1599–1604) and king (1604–11) who reaffirmed Lutheranism as the national religion and pursued an aggressive foreign policy leading to war with Poland (1605) and Denmark (1611).
Charles IX, also Carl, reigned as King of Sweden from 1604 until his death. He was the youngest son of King Gustav I and of his second wife, Margaret Leijonhufvud, the brother of King Eric XIV and of King John III, and the uncle of Sigismund, who became king both of Sweden and of Poland.
Charles IX, also Carl (Swedish: Karl IX; 4 October 1550 – 30 October 1611), reigned as King of Sweden from 1604 until his death.
Charles XI of Sweden, portrait by D.K. Ehrenstrahl, 1685; in Gripsholm Castle, Sweden. (more) Charles XI , only four years old at his father’s death, became king.
Mar 26, 2024 · Charles IX, also Carl (Swedish: Karl IX ; 4 October 1550 – 30 October 1611), reigned as King of Sweden from 1604 until his death. He was the youngest son of King Gustav I (r. 1523–1560) and of his second wife, Margaret Leijonhufvud, the brother of King Eric XIV and of King John III, and the uncle of
Charles IX. (1550—1611) Quick Reference. (1550–1611), King of Sweden, was the third son of King Gustavus Vasa, the younger half-brother of King Eric XIV, and the younger brother of King John III. In 1568 Charles ... From: Charles IX in The Oxford Dictionary of the Renaissance » Subjects: History — Early Modern History (1500 to 1700)
Charles IX, 1550–1611, king of Sweden (1604–11), youngest son of Gustavus I. He was duke of Södermanland, Närke, and Värmland before his accession. During the reign of his brother, John III (1568–92), he opposed John's leanings toward Catholicism.
CHARLES IX. (1550-1611), king of Sweden, was the youngest son of Gustavus Vasa and Margareto Lejonhufrud. By his father's will he got, by way of appanage, the duchy of Sodermanland, which included the provinces of Nerike and Vermland; but he did not come into actual possession of them till after the fall of Eric XIV. (1569).
Charles XI or Carl ( Swedish: Karl XI; 4 December [ O.S. 24 November] 1655 – 15 April [ O.S. 5 April] 1697) [2] was King of Sweden from 1660 until his death, in a period of Swedish history known as the Swedish Empire (1611–1721). He was the only son of King Charles X Gustav of Sweden and Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp.
