1594 in Sweden

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Sigismund

Events from the year 1594 in Sweden, Gustavus II Adolphus succeeded his father, Charles IX, as King of Sweden in 1611. He is depicted here by an unknown artist wearing a slashed black doublet and white falling collar in a miniature that must date to around 1620.

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  • - John III is buried.
  • - Sigismund is crowned.
  • - Vadstena Abbey is given a new Catholic priest.
  • - Sigismund leaves for his other Kingdom, Poland, and appoints his uncle Duke Charles regent in his absence.

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