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Sigismund III Vasa

1566 - 1632

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Sigismund III Vasa (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 and Grand Duke of Finland 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sigismund III Vasa has received more than 1,257,777 page views. His biography is available in 66 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 63 in 2019). Sigismund III Vasa is the 360th most popular politician (up from 425th in 2019), the 15th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 20th in 2019) and the 5th 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 360 out of 19,576. Before him are Edward I of England, Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor, Galba, Julian, Charles IX of France, and Alcibiades. After him are Gustaf V of Sweden, Henry V of England, Sergio Mattarella, Kangxi Emperor, Erich Honecker, and Khafra.

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Contemporaries

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

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Sigismund III Vasa ranks 15 out of 1,879. Before him are Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden (1946), August Strindberg (1849), Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden (1882), Charles XII of Sweden (1682), Ingvar Kamprad (1926), and Jöns Jacob Berzelius (1779). After him are Gustaf V of Sweden (1858), Svante Arrhenius (1859), Olof Palme (1927), Ingrid Bergman (1915), Greta Garbo (1905), and Gustav I of Sweden (1496).

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Among POLITICIANS In Sweden

Among politicians born in Sweden, Sigismund III Vasa ranks 5. Before him are Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden (1594), Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden (1946), Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden (1882), and Charles XII of Sweden (1682). After him are Gustaf V of Sweden (1858), Olof Palme (1927), Christina, Queen of Sweden (1626), Oscar II of Sweden (1829), Oleg of Novgorod (900), Charles IX of Sweden (1550), and John III of Sweden (1537).

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