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Gustav I ( King of Sweden) Vasa[1]

Male 1496 - 1560  (64 years)Deceased


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  • First & lastname Gustav I ( King of Sweden) Vasa 
    Birth 12 May 1496  Rydboholm, Östra Ryd Parish, Stockholms län, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 29 Sept 1560  Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age 64 years 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    Nils Kettilsson Vasa   (2 x Great Grandfather) 
    Cecilia Månsdotter,   b. 1476, Eka, Lillkyrka Parish, Uppsala län, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1522, Blå tornet, Köpenhamn, Själland, Denmark Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 46 years)  (Mother) 
    Headstones Submit Headstone Photo Submit Headstone Photo 
    Person ID P17362  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 24 Jul 2020 

    Father Ancestors Erik Johansson Vasa,   b. 1470, Örby Parish, Kristianstads län, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 09 Nov 1520, Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Cecilia Månsdotter,   b. 1476, Eka, Lillkyrka Parish, Uppsala län, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1522, Blå tornet, Köpenhamn, Själland, Denmark Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage May 1492  Orkesta, Stockholm, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age at Marriage He : ~ 22 years and 5 months - She : ~ 16 years and 5 months. 
    Family ID F4994  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Wife 1 Catherina Of Saxony - Lauenburg,   b. 24 Sep 1513, Ratzeburg, Herzogtum Lauenburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Sep 1535, Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 21 years) 
    Marriage 24 Sep 1531  Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age at Marriage He : 35 years and 4 months - She : 18 years. 
    Children 
     1. Erik XIV (King of Sweden) Gustavsson Vasa,   b. 13 Dec 1533, Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Feb 1577, Örbyhus, Uppsala län, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 43 years)  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F4986  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 24 Jul 2020 

    Wife 2 Ancestors Catharina Gustafsdotter Stenbock,   b. 22 Jul 1535, Torpa stenhus, Borås Parish, Älvsborgs län, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Dec 1621, Strömsholm, Strömsholms slott, Västmanland (U) Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Marriage 22 Aug 1552  Vadstena Parish, Östergötlands län, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age at Marriage He : 56 years and 3 months - She : 17 years and 1 month. 
    Family ID F4987  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 24 Jul 2020 

    Wife 3 Margareta Lejonhufvud,   b. 1 Jan 1514, Lillkyrka parish, Örebro län, Närke, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Aug 1551, Strängnäs Parish, Södermanlands län, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 37 years) 
    Marriage 01 Oct 1536  Uppsala, Uppsala län, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age at Marriage He : 40 years and 5 months - She : 22 years and 9 months. 
    Children 
    +1. Johan III (King of Sweden and Finland) Vasa-Gustafsson,   b. 21 Dec 1537, Slot Stegeborg, Östergötland, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Nov 1592, Stockholm, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years)
    ▻ Gunila Bjelke  m. 21 Feb 1585;   Katarina Jagiellon of Poland  m. 4 Oct 1562
     [Father: natural]
     2. Katharina Vasa,   b. 6 Jun 1539  [Father: natural]
     3. Cecilie Vasa,   b. 6 Nov 1540   d. 27 Jan 1627 (Age 86 years)  [Father: natural]
    +4. Magnus Vasa (maid. name Duke of East Gotland),   b. 25 Jul 1542, Stockholms Slott, Stockholms, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Jun 1595, Kungsbro Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years)
     [Father: natural]
     5. Anna Marie Vasa,   b. 9 Jun 1545  [Father: natural]
     6. Sten Vasa,   b. 1546  [Father: natural]
     7. Sophie Vasa,   b. 29 Oct 1547  [Father: natural]
     8. Elizabeth Vasa,   b. 4 Apr 1549  [Father: natural]
    +9. Charles IX ( King of Sweden) Vasa,   b. 4 Oct 1550, Stockholm Castle, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Oct 1611, Nyköping Castle, Södermanland, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)
     [Father: natural]
    Family ID F4988  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 24 Jul 2020 

  • Sources 
    1. [S-2109027946] Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Tree.
      http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=6361038&pid=17362