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Eric XIV of Sweden

1533 - 1577

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Eric XIV (Swedish: Erik XIV; 13 December 1533 – 26 February 1577) was King of Sweden from 1560 until he was captured in a rebellion led by his brother John in 1568 and formally deposed 26 January 1569. Eric XIV 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 582,866 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). Eric XIV of Sweden is the 1,075th most popular politician (up from 1,170th in 2019), the 46th most popular biography from Sweden (up 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 1,075 out of 15,577Before him are Alfredo Stroessner, Rashid-al-Din Hamadani, Shaka, Habib Bourguiba, Emperor Kōmei, and Nabopolassar. After him are David Lloyd George, Alpha Condé, William Henry Harrison, Dagobert I, John I of Portugal, and Ivan Mazepa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1533, Eric XIV of Sweden ranks 5Before him are Elizabeth I of England, Michel de Montaigne, William the Silent, and Stephen Báthory. After him are Ismail II, Giacomo della Porta, Andrea Gabrieli, Catherine of Austria, Queen of Poland, Alfonso II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, Hieronymus Fabricius, and Abdullah Khan II. Among people deceased in 1577, Eric XIV of Sweden ranks 1After him are Ismail II, Andrea Amati, Devlet I Giray, Şah Sultan, Anna of Saxony, Pedro Nunes, Maria of Portugal, Duchess of Viseu, 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 46 out of 1,612Before him are Tomas Tranströmer (1931), Anita Ekberg (1931), Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden (1778), Ulrika Eleonora, Queen of Sweden (1688), Klas Pontus Arnoldson (1844), and Princess Märtha of Sweden (1901). After him are Astrid of Sweden (1905), Charles XV of Sweden (1826), Raoul Wallenberg (1912), Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten (1906), Erik Axel Karlfeldt (1864), and Pär Lagerkvist (1891).

Among POLITICIANS In Sweden

Among politicians born in Sweden, Eric XIV of Sweden ranks 19Before him are Charles XI of Sweden (1655), Charles XIII of Sweden (1748), Gustav III of Sweden (1746), Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden (1778), Ulrika Eleonora, Queen of Sweden (1688), and Klas Pontus Arnoldson (1844). After him are Charles XV of Sweden (1826), Axel Oxenstierna (1583), Olof Skötkonung (980), Eric the Victorious (945), Charles VIII of Sweden (1409), and Charles Frederick, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1700).