Sigismund, after promising to uphold Swedish Lutheranism,…

1594 CE

Sigismund, after promising to uphold Swedish Lutheranism, is crowned king of Sweden in 1594, creating, for what will prove to be a short time, a personal union between the Commonwealth and Sweden (Polish-Swedish union).

He tries to rule Sweden from Poland, leaving Sweden under control of his paternal uncle Duke Charles as regent.

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Kraków Krakow Poland View →

People
Charles IX Vasa View → Sigismund III Vasa View →

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Christians, Roman Catholic View → Lutheranism View → Protestantism View → Sweden, (second) Kingdom of View → Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (Commonwealth of the Two Nations) View →

Topics
Protestant Reformation View → Counter-Reformation (also Catholic Reformation or Catholic Revival) View →

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Government View → Movements View →

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