Birth of Sigismund III Vasa
Birth of Sigismund III Vasa, son of John III Vasa of Sweden
Role range: 1592-1599
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Sigismund III Vasa Biography and Timeline
Follow Sigismund III Vasa through 15 dated historical records for Sweden.
Sigismund III Vasa, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
15Distinct records
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1566–1610Years on this page
1566
1587
Succession
Succeeds as King of Poland
Role range: 1592-1599
1592
Rule of Poland
Sigismund III Vasa creates a union over Poland & Sweden
Role range: 1592-1599
Succession
Succeeds as King of Sweden
Role range: 1592-1599
1593
Conversion
Lutheranism is adopted as the state religion
Role range: 1592-1599
Conversion
The Diet imposes Lutheraism on Sigismund as the state religion. The Diet adopts the Augsburg confession of 1530
Role range: 1592-1599
Reformation, The
The Diet imposes Lutheraism on Sigismund as the state religion. The Diet adopts the Augsburg confession of 1530
Role range: 1592-1599
1594
Coronation
Crowned King of Sweden
Role range: 1592-1599
1595
Rule of Estonia
Sweden is awarded Estonia under the Treaty of Teusina
Role range: 1592-1599
Treaty of Teusina
Sweden is awarded Estonia under the Treaty of Teusina
Role range: 1592-1599
1598
Battle of Stangebro
Defeated by his uncle, the future Charles IX of Sweden
Role range: 1592-1599
1599
Abdication
Forced to abdicate
Role range: 1592-1599
1600
Invasion of Sweden
Wages an intermittent war with Sweden to regain the throne
Role range: 1592-1599
1608
Peace
Ends the Civil War in Poland
Role range: 1606-1608 – 1592-1599
1610
Invasion of Russia
Invades Russia & captures Moscow
Role range: 1592-1599
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.