Brief Life History of Johan
When King Johan III Vasa was born on 20 December 1537, in Söderköping, Östergötland, Sweden, his father, Gustav I Vasa King of Sweden, was 41 and his mother, Margareta Eriksdotter Leijonhufvud, was 21. He married Anna Queen of Poland, Grand Duchess of Lithuania Jagiello Báthory in 1552, in Länsi-Suomi, Finland. He died on 17 November 1592, in Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden, at the age of 54, and was buried in Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden.
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Family Time Line
Sources (3)
- Find a Grave
- Wikipedia- Johan III of Sweden
- Legacy NFS Source: Johan III King of Sweden - Published information: nobility-title: Suomen suuriruhtinas; 3 August 1577; Suomi
Parents and Siblings
World Events (3)
1540 · First Full Swedish Translation of the Bible
The first full Swedish translation of the Bible, known as the Gustav Bible, was completed by Olaus Petri and Laurentius Andreae and published in 1540.
1544 · Sweden Becomes Lutheran Nation
Sweden officially declared itself a Lutheran nation in 1544.
1570
Peace of Stettin concluded. Denmark recognized independence of Sweden. Sweden gave up claim to Norway.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Japanese Yuko, Aiko, Hideaki, Hiroki, Hiroyuki, Isamu, Kaoru, Katsumi, Keiichiro, Kenji, Masako, Masayuki.
Japanese: variously written, sometimes with characters used phonetically; the most probable meanings are 仁井 ‘benevolent well’, 新居 ‘new residence’, or 新井 ‘new well’. It is not common in Japan.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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