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Accession of John III of Sweden

Type Event Region Sweden Time 1568

In 1568, Duke John (later John III) staged a coup against his brother Eric XIV amid the latter's mental instability and policy failures, seizing the …

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  1. 1568Stockholm · SwedenSwedish nobles discontented with Eric XIV's autocracy and military defeats allied with John and his brother Charles (later Charles IX) to stage a coup, seizing the capital and detaining Eric.
  2. 1568Uppsala · SwedenJohn was crowned King of Sweden at Uppsala Cathedral as John III, promptly reorganizing the Privy Council and adjusting diplomatic and military policy toward Denmark and Poland.

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