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John III of Sweden

1537 - 1592

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John III (Swedish: Johan III; 20 December 1537 – 17 November 1592) was King of Sweden from 1569 until his death. He attained the Swedish throne after a rebellion against his half-brother Erik XIV. He is mainly remembered for his attempts to close the gap between the newly established Lutheran Church of Sweden and the Catholic Church, as well as his conflict with and possible murder of his brother. John was also, quite autonomously, the Duke of Finland from 1556 to 1563. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John III of Sweden has received more than 516,986 page views. His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia. John III of Sweden is the 728th most popular politician (down from 725th in 2019), the 32nd most popular biography from Sweden (down from 31st in 2019) and the 12th most popular Swedish Politician.

King John III of Sweden is most famous for his victory over the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the 16th century.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, John III of Sweden ranks 728 out of 19,576. Before him are Ion Antonescu, Jair Bolsonaro, Justin Trudeau, Edvard Beneš, Alexander Kerensky, and Charles IX of Sweden. After him are Ptolemy IV Philopator, Valentinian I, Benjamin Harrison, Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor, Subhas Chandra Bose, and Ladislaus the Posthumous.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1537, John III of Sweden ranks 2. Before him is Edward VI of England. After him are Lady Jane Grey, Longqing Emperor, Ashikaga Yoshiaki, Petrus Gonsalvus, João Manuel, Prince of Portugal, Christopher II, Margrave of Baden-Rodemachern, Simon I of Kartli, Francesco Barozzi, Louis IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Marburg, and Diego Durán. Among people deceased in 1592, John III of Sweden ranks 2. Before him is Michel de Montaigne. After him are Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma, Elisabeth of Austria, Queen of France, Hümaşah Sultan, Jacopo Bassano, Bartolomeo Ammannati, Thomas Cavendish, Ana de Mendoza, Princess of Eboli, William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq, and William IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, John III of Sweden ranks 32 out of 1,879. Before him are Ingrid of Sweden (1910), Oleg of Novgorod (900), Charles X Gustav of Sweden (1622), Dieterich Buxtehude (1637), Tomas Tranströmer (1931), and Charles IX of Sweden (1550). After him are Princess Märtha of Sweden (1901), Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten (1906), Emanuel Swedenborg (1688), Charles XIII of Sweden (1748), Klas Pontus Arnoldson (1844), and Anders Zorn (1860).

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Among POLITICIANS In Sweden

Among politicians born in Sweden, John III of Sweden ranks 12. Before him are Gustaf V of Sweden (1858), Olof Palme (1927), Christina, Queen of Sweden (1626), Oscar II of Sweden (1829), Oleg of Novgorod (900), and Charles IX of Sweden (1550). After 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).

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