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| Reign | June 6, 1523– September 29 1560 (Regency from August 1521) |
| Coronation | January 12, 1528 |
| Royal Motto | Omnis potestas a Deo est (All power is of God) |
| Queens | Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg Margareta Leijonhufvud Katarina Stenbock |
| Royal House | Vasa |
| Birth | Probably May 12 1496 ( Lindesholm , Uplandia) |
| Death | September 29 1560 ( StockholmStockholm ['stɔkhɔlm, ˘stɔkhɔlm] is the capital and the largest City of Sweden. The City of Stockholm is administratively a municipality within Stockholm County, the population of the city proper is 761,721 (2004), with, SwedenThe Kingdom of Sweden Konungariket Sverige in Swedish) is a Nordic country in Scandinavia, in Northern Europe. It is bordered by Norway on the west, Finland on the northeast, the Skagerrak and the Kattegat on the southwest, and the Baltic Sea and the Gulf) |
| Place of Burial | Uppsala CathedralThe Cathedral of Uppsala is the largest parochial building in Scandinavia, being 118. It was inaugurated 1435 under archbishop Olaus Laurentii and since has undergone numerous renovations that altered its appearance significantly. A number of Swedish king, UppsalaThis article is about the modern city of Uppsala. If you're searching for the Uppsala of Norse mythology, see Gamla Uppsala. Uppsala [˘ɵpsɑːla] is a City and a Municipality of Sweden, located about 70 km north of Stockholm. |
Gustav I of Sweden, Gustav Vasa or Gustav Eriksson Vasa ( 1496 - 1560), became king of SwedenThe Kingdom of Sweden Konungariket Sverige in Swedish) is a Nordic country in Scandinavia, in Northern Europe. It is bordered by Norway on the west, Finland on the northeast, the Skagerrak and the Kattegat on the southwest, and the Baltic Sea and the Gulf in 1523 and was the first monarch of the house of Vasa. He had become regent of Sweden in 1521 after leading the rebellion against the sitting monarch of the Kalmar Union. He also introduced Protestantism in Sweden.
Gustav's first wife was Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg ( 1513- 1535), whom he married on 24 September 1531. They had a son:
On 1 October 1536 he married his second wife, Margareta Leijonhufvud ( 1514 - 1551). Their children were:
In 1552 he married his third wife, Katarina Stenbock ( 1535- 1621).
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