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Johan III (King of Sweden and Finland) Vasa-Gustafsson[1]

Male 1537 - 1592  (54 years)Deceased


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  • First & lastname Johan III (King of Sweden and Finland) Vasa-Gustafsson 
    Birth 21 Dec 1537  Slot Stegeborg, Östergötland, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 17 Nov 1592  Stockholm, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age 54 years 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    Nils Kettilsson Vasa   (3 x Great Grandfather) 
    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)  (Mother) 
    Headstones Submit Headstone Photo Submit Headstone Photo 
    Person ID P17358  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 24 Jul 2020 

    Father Ancestors Gustav I ( King of Sweden) Vasa,   b. 12 May 1496, Rydboholm, Östra Ryd Parish, Stockholms län, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Sept 1560, Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
    Other: Catherina Of Saxony - Lauenburg  m. 24 Sep 1531;   Catharina Gustafsdotter Stenbock  m. 22 Aug 1552  
    Relationship natural 
    Mother 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) 
    Relationship natural 
    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. 
    Family ID F4988  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Wife 1 Gunila Bjelke,   b. 25 Jun 1568   d. 25 Jun 1597 (Age 29 years) 
    Marriage 21 Feb 1585 
    Age at Marriage He : 47 years and 2 months - She : 16 years and 8 months. 
    Children 
     1. John Vasa (maid. name Duke of East Gotland),   b. 18 Apr 1589  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F4984  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 24 Jul 2020 

    Wife 2 Katarina Jagiellon of Poland,   b. 1 Sep 1526, Krakow (Krakau), Klein-Poland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Sep 1583, Burg Turku, Finland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years) 
    Marriage 4 Oct 1562  Vilnius, Lithuania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age at Marriage He : 24 years and 10 months - She : 36 years and 1 month. 
    Children 
     1. Isabella Vasa,   b. 1564  [Father: natural]
    +2. Sigismund III (King of Poland,Sweden and Lithuania) Vasa,   b. 20 Jun 1566, Gripsholm Castle, Karnbo, Sodermanlands, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Apr 1632, Warszaw, Lodzkie, Poland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)
     [Father: natural]
     3. Anna Vasa,   b. 17 May 1568  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F4985  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=17358