Eric XIV of Sweden
Monarch
1533 – 1577
Who was Eric XIV of Sweden?
Eric XIV, Swedish: Erik XIV was King of Sweden from 1560 until he was deposed in 1568. Eric XIV was the son of Gustav I and Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg. He was also ruler of Estonia, after its conquest by Sweden in 1561.
While he has been regarded as intelligent and artistically skilled, as well as politically ambitious, early in his reign he showed signs of mental instability, a condition that eventually led to insanity. Some scholars claim that his illness began early during his reign, while others believe that he became sick after the Sture Murders.
Eric, having been deposed and imprisoned, was most likely murdered. An examination of his remains in 1958 confirmed that he probably died of arsenic poisoning.
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- Born
- Dec 13, 1533
Stockholm Palace - Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Children
- Religion
- Lutheranism
- Nationality
- Sweden
- Died
- Feb 26, 1577
Uppsala - Resting place
- Västerås Cathedral
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on July 23, 2013
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