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Eric XIV of Sweden

1533 - 1577

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Erik XIV or Eric XIV (13 December 1533 – 26 February 1577) became King of Sweden following the death of his father, Gustav I, on 29 September 1560. During a 1568 rebellion against him, Erik was incarcerated by his half-brother John III. He was formally deposed by the Riksdag on 26 January 1569. Erik was also ruler of Estonia, after it placed itself under Swedish protection in 1561. While Erik has been regarded as intelligent and artistically skilled, as well as politically ambitious, early in his reign he showed signs of mental instability, a condition that eventually led to insanity. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eric XIV of Sweden is the 1,208th most popular politician (down from 1,092nd in 2019), the 52nd most popular biography from Sweden (down from 50th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Swedish Politician.

Eric XIV of Sweden is most famous for being the king of Sweden from 1560 to 1568. He was the son of Gustav I of Sweden and Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg. Eric XIV was a great patron of the arts, and he helped to make Sweden a strong power in Europe. However, his reign was marked by his mental illness, and he was deposed in 1568.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Eric XIV of Sweden ranks 1,208 out of 19,576. Before him are Frederick North, Lord North, Constantine V, Wang Mang, George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence, Mindaugas, and Nikephoros II Phokas. After him are Jiroemon Kimura, Andromache, Princess Birgitta of Sweden, Kurt von Schleicher, Władysław III of Poland, and Piero di Cosimo de' Medici.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1533, Eric XIV of Sweden ranks 5. Before him are Elizabeth I of England, Michel de Montaigne, William the Silent, and Stephen Báthory. After him are Giacomo della Porta, Ismail II, Alfonso II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, Andrea Gabrieli, Catherine of Austria, Queen of Poland, Francesco III Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, and Abdullah Khan II. Among people deceased in 1577, Eric XIV of Sweden ranks 1. After him are Ismail II, Devlet I Giray, Pedro Nunes, Andrea Amati, Anna of Saxony, Şah Sultan, Maria of Portugal, Duchess of Viseu, Infanta Maria of Guimarães, Scipione Rebiba, Alvise I Mocenigo, and Charles II, Margrave of Baden-Durlach.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Eric XIV of Sweden ranks 52 out of 1,879. Before him are Benny Andersson (1946), Oleg of Novgorod (900), Björn Ulvaeus (1945), Raoul Wallenberg (1912), Hannes Alfvén (1908), and Haakon VI of Norway (1340). After him are Princess Birgitta of Sweden (1937), Anders Jonas Ångström (1814), Eyvind Johnson (1900), Hilma af Klint (1862), Gideon Sundback (1880), and Max von Sydow (1929).

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Among POLITICIANS In Sweden

Among politicians born in Sweden, Eric XIV of Sweden ranks 19. Before him are Ulrika Eleonora, Queen of Sweden (1688), Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden (1778), Charles IX of Sweden (1550), Klas Pontus Arnoldson (1844), John III of Sweden (1537), and Oleg of Novgorod (900). After him are Princess Birgitta of Sweden (1937), Charles VIII of Sweden (1409), Charles XI of Sweden (1655), Magnus I of Sweden (1106), Gustav, Prince of Vasa (1799), and Eric the Victorious (945).

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