John III Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for John III, based on 6 World History Database records associated with Sweden.

6 records1563–15706 events2 places

Chronological biography

1563

Arrest1563

House / House of Vasa · King · Stockholm

Siezed & imprisoned by his brother King Erik XIV

Arrest of John III1563

House / House of Vasa · King · Stockholm

Siezed & imprisoned by his brother King Erik XIV

1568

Succession1568

House / House of Vasa · King · Stockholm

Succeeds as King of Sweden, 2nd son of Gustav I Vasa

1570

Independence of Sweden1570

House / House of Vasa · King · Stettin

Denmark recognizes Swedish independence under the Peace of Stettin

Peace1570

House / House of Vasa · King · Stettin

Denmark recognizes Swedish independence under the Peace of Stettin

Rule of Sweden1570

House / House of Vasa · King · Stettin

Denmark recognizes Swedish independence under the Peace of Stettin

Titles and roles

King

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.