Birth of Sigismund III Vasa1566
Birth of Sigismund III Vasa, son of John III Vasa of Sweden
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Sigismund III Vasa Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Sigismund III Vasa, based on 15 World History Database records associated with Sweden.
15 records1566–161013 events4 places
Chronological biography
1566
1587
Succession1587
Succeeds as King of Poland
1592
Rule of Poland1592
Sigismund III Vasa creates a union over Poland & Sweden
Succession1592
Succeeds as King of Sweden
1593
Conversion1593
Lutheranism is adopted as the state religion
Conversion1593
The Diet imposes Lutheraism on Sigismund as the state religion. The Diet adopts the Augsburg confession of 1530
Reformation, The1593
The Diet imposes Lutheraism on Sigismund as the state religion. The Diet adopts the Augsburg confession of 1530
1594
Coronation1594
Crowned King of Sweden
1595
Rule of Estonia1595
Sweden is awarded Estonia under the Treaty of Teusina
Treaty of Teusina1595
Sweden is awarded Estonia under the Treaty of Teusina
1598
Battle of Stangebro1598
Defeated by his uncle, the future Charles IX of Sweden
1599
Abdication1599
Forced to abdicate
1600
Invasion of Sweden1600
Wages an intermittent war with Sweden to regain the throne
1608
Peace1608
Ends the Civil War in Poland
1610
Invasion of Russia1610
Invades Russia & captures Moscow
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.