House of Vasa
The House of Vasa was the Royal House of Sweden (1523-1654) and of Poland (1587-1668).
Kings and Queens of Sweden
- Gustav I (1523-1560)
- Eric XIV (1560-1568)
- John III (1568-1592)
- Sigismund I (1592-1599)
- Charles IX (1599-1611)
- Gustavus Adolphus (Gustav the Great) (1611-1632)
- Christina (1632-1654)
In 1654 Christina, the daughter of Gustavus Adolphus, the Protestant Champion of the Thirty Years' War, abdicated, converted to Catholicism and left the country. The throne passed to her cousin Charles X of the House of Palatinate (Pfalz-Zweibrücken), a cadet branch of the Wittelsbachs.
Related Topics:
Protestant - Thirty Years' War - Catholicism - Charles X - House of Palatinate - Pfalz - Zweibrücken - Wittelsbach
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