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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. Following a 1568 rebellion against him, Erik was captured and formally deposed by his half-brother John III on 26 January 1569. Erik was the eldest son of Gustav I (1496–1560) and Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg (1513–1535). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eric XIV of Sweden has received more than 657,962 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 48 in 2019). Eric XIV of Sweden is the 1,092nd most popular politician (down from 1,073rd in 2019), the 50th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 46th 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 1,092 out of 19,576. Before him are Grover Cleveland, Scorpion II, Robert I of France, Patrice de MacMahon, Alexander of Greece, and Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi. After him are Chulalongkorn, Levi Eshkol, Túpac Amaru, Yazdegerd III, Amalric of Jerusalem, and Zachary Taylor.

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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 Ismail II, Giacomo della Porta, Catherine of Austria, Queen of Poland, Andrea Gabrieli, Alfonso II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, Abdullah Khan II, and Claudio Merulo. Among people deceased in 1577, Eric XIV of Sweden ranks 1. After him are Ismail II, Devlet I Giray, Andrea Amati, Pedro Nunes, Maria of Portugal, Duchess of Viseu, Şah Sultan, Anna of Saxony, Infanta Maria of Guimarães, Alvise I Mocenigo, Scipione Rebiba, and Gjon Buzuku.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Eric XIV of Sweden ranks 50 out of 1,879. Before him are Manne Siegbahn (1886), Allvar Gullstrand (1862), Pär Lagerkvist (1891), Axel von Fersen the Younger (1755), Gunnar Myrdal (1898), and Carl Larsson (1853). After him are Raoul Wallenberg (1912), Benny Andersson (1946), Gustaf Dalén (1869), Max von Sydow (1929), Stellan Skarsgård (1951), and Astrid of Sweden (1905).

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Among POLITICIANS In Sweden

Among politicians born in Sweden, Eric XIV of Sweden ranks 19. Before him are Charles XIII of Sweden (1748), Klas Pontus Arnoldson (1844), Charles XV of Sweden (1826), Ulrika Eleonora, Queen of Sweden (1688), Charles XI of Sweden (1655), and Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden (1778). After him are Gustav III of Sweden (1746), Princess Birgitta of Sweden (1937), Olof Skötkonung (980), Eric the Victorious (945), Axel Oxenstierna (1583), and Charles VIII of Sweden (1409).

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