John III of Sweden

✶December 20, 1537

†November 17, 1592

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About their life

John III was King of Sweden from 1569 until his death. He ascended the Swedish throne after successfully rebelling against his older half-brother Erik XIV. He is mainly remembered for his attempts to close the gap between the newly established Lutheran Church of Sweden and the Catholic Church, as well as his conflict with and possible murder of his brother.

King of Sweden from 1569 to 1592

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Biography from the article John III of Sweden on the English Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.