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Gustav II Adolf Ascends the Swedish Throne

Type Event Region Europe Time 1611

On October 30, 1611, King Charles IX of Sweden died at Nyköping Castle, and the sixteen-year-old Gustav Adolf (later Gustav II Adolf) succeeded him, …

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  1. 1611Nyköping Castle · SwedenCharles IX died at Nyköping Castle during the Kalmar War, and his eldest son Gustav Adolf, aged only sixteen, legally succeeded to the Swedish throne as the new monarch of the Vasa dynasty.
  2. 1611–1612Stockholm · SwedenGustav inherited the Kalmar War, the Ingrian War, and the dynastic conflict with Poland upon accession. The Council of the Realm had advocated a regency until he turned twenty-four, but in early 1612 the assembly declared him of age to rule personally; Oxenstierna served briefly as regent before returning full power.

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