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Sigismund III Vasa

1566 - 1632

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Sigismund III Vasa (Polish: Zygmunt III Waza, Lithuanian: Žygimantas Vaza; 20 June 1566 – 30 April 1632 N.S.) was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1587 to 1632 and, as Sigismund, King of Sweden from 1592 to 1599. He was the first Polish sovereign from the House of Vasa. Religiously zealous, he imposed Catholicism across the vast realm, and his crusades against neighbouring states marked Poland's largest territorial expansion. As an enlightened despot, he presided over an era of prosperity and achievement, further distinguished by the transfer of the country's capital from Kraków to Warsaw. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sigismund III Vasa is the 482nd most popular politician (down from 360th in 2019), the 22nd most popular biography from Sweden (down from 15th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Swedish Politician.

Sigismund III Vasa is most famous for being the last king of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. He was the son of King John III of Sweden and Sigismund's mother was Catherine Jagiellon, the daughter of King Sigismund II Augustus of Poland.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sigismund III Vasa ranks 482 out of 19,576Before him are António Guterres, Isaias Afwerki, Qianlong Emperor, Philip V of Spain, Mehmed V, and Joachim Murat. After him are Matthias Corvinus, Kanishka, Scorpion II, Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou, Amin al-Husseini, and Guy of Lusignan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1566, Sigismund III Vasa ranks 3Before him are James VI and I, and Mehmed III. After him are Carlo Gesualdo, Isabella Clara Eugenia, Giambattista Basile, Abraham Bloemaert, Mary Magdalene de' Pazzi, Anna Juliana Gonzaga, Jan Jesenius, Giovanni Baglione, and Sendivogius. Among people deceased in 1632, Sigismund III Vasa ranks 2Before him is Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden. After him are Frederick V of the Palatinate, Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly, Giambattista Basile, Tokugawa Hidetada, Jost Bürgi, Leopold V, Archduke of Austria, Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim, Susenyos I, Infante Carlos of Spain, and Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Sigismund III Vasa ranks 22 out of 1,879Before him are Oscar II of Sweden (1829), Dag Hammarskjöld (1905), Charles XII of Sweden (1682), Ingrid Bergman (1915), Bridget of Sweden (1303), and Tomas Tranströmer (1931). After him are Ingvar Kamprad (1926), Gustaf V of Sweden (1858), Gustav I of Sweden (1496), Charles XV of Sweden (1826), Charles X Gustav of Sweden (1622), and Charles XIII of Sweden (1748).

Among POLITICIANS In Sweden

Among politicians born in Sweden, Sigismund III Vasa ranks 8Before him are Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden (1594), Christina, Queen of Sweden (1626), Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden (1882), Olof Palme (1927), Oscar II of Sweden (1829), and Charles XII of Sweden (1682). After him are Gustaf V of Sweden (1858), Charles XV of Sweden (1826), Charles XIII of Sweden (1748), Gustav III of Sweden (1746), Ulrika Eleonora, Queen of Sweden (1688), and Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden (1778).