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Charles IX of Sweden

Type Figure Region Sweden Time 1550–1611 Also known as Charles IX of Sweden、Charles IX、瑞典查理九世

Regent and King of Sweden (r. 1604–1611), a key figure in the Vasa succession crisis.

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  1. 1568–1604Stockholm · SwedenDuring the reigns of his brother Eric XIV and his nephew Sigismund, he dominated the council as duke and regent. In the 1590s he clashed with the Catholic-leaning Sigismund III over religion and royal power, defeated him at the Battle of Stångebro in 1598, deposed him in 1599, and established the Protestant line.
  2. 1604–1611Stockholm · SwedenFormally crowned King of Sweden in 1604, continuing to consolidate Protestantism and royal power. In 1611 he launched the Kalmar War together with King Christian IV of Denmark, while also facing border pressures from Poland and Russia. He died in 1611 and was succeeded by his eldest son Gustavus Adolphus.

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