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Charles IX of Sweden

King of Sweden in 1604–1611

9 dated entries naming Charles IX of Sweden, drawn from 8 separate years between 1568 CE and 1611 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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16th century

  • 1568September 29 – The Swedish king Eric XIV is deposed by his half-brothers John and Charles. John proclaims himself king John III the next day.source
  • 1584March 5 – The city of Karlstad, Sweden gaines city status by Duke Charles.source
  • 1595The Riksdag of the Estates at Söderköping in Sweden elects the Lutheran Duke Charles as the country's regent, in place of Sigismund III Vasa, King of Poland and Sweden.source
  • 1598September 25 – Battle of Stångebro at Linköping in Sweden: The Catholic King Sigismund of Sweden and Poland is defeated in his attempt to resume control of Sweden by the Protestant forces of his uncle, Charles. Sigismund is deposed shortly thereafter.source
  • 1599July 24 – Swedish King Sigismund III Vasa is dethroned by his uncle Duke Charles, who takes over as regent of the realm until 1604, when he becomes King Charles IX.source

17th century

  • 1604February 24 – At Linköping in Sweden, the Riksdag declares that Sigismund, Grand Duke of Lithuania and King of Poland, who has been absent for five years, has effectively abdicated as King of Sweden, and recognizes Karl, Duke of Södermanland, as the new monarch.source
  • 1604March 22 – Karl IX begins his reign as King of Sweden.source
  • 1606October 2 – King Charles IX of Sweden founds the city of Vaasa, in the parish of Korsholm in Coastal Ostrobothnia.source
  • 1611October 30 – At the age of 16, Gustav II Adolf succeeds his father Charles IX as King of Sweden.source

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