The House of Vasa
Nils Kettilsson (Vasa or Wasa), +after 24.10.1378; m.Kristina Jonsdotter (+after 24.10.1378); they had issue:
- A1. Kristiern Nilsson, *ca 1365, +29.4.1442; 1m: before 1399 Margareta Moltke (+1413), dau.of Johan Moltke; 2m: 1425/28 Margareta (+9.6.1451) dau.of Erik Krummedige
- B1. [1m.] Karl Kristiernsson, +8.8.1440; m.Ebba Eriksdotter Krummedige (+24.8.1465)
- C1. Kettil Karlsson, Bp of Linköping (1460-65), *ca 1433, +1465
- C2. Johan Karlsson, +drowned 1461
- C3. Erik Karlsson, +shot to death 20.3.1491; 1m: after 1466 Iliana Nilsdotter from Oxenstierna family (+after 1481); 2m: 1488 Anna Karlsdotter (+1522)
- D1. [2m.] Karl, +young
- D2. [2m.] Kettil, +young
- D3. [2m.] Johan, +young
- D4. [2m.] Margareta, +1525/44; 1m: before 1515 Eriuk Knutsson (+murdered at Stockholm 1520); 2m: 1523 Berend von Melen (+1561)
- D5. [2m.] Ebba, +Vreta 22.11.1549; m.Söderköping 18.1.1512 Erik Abrahamsson (+murdered at Stockholm 8.11.1520)
- C4. Beata, +after 1461; m.7.2.1454 Bo Nilsson Grip (+1463/64)
- C5. Margareta, a nun at Vadstena, +Vadstena 19.7.1460
- B2. [2m.] Johan Kristiernsson, *1426-30, +Rydboholms slott, Östra Ryd 4.6.1477; 1m: before 1461 Birgitta Sture (*ca 1440, +Rydboholm 1472) dau.of Gustaf Sture; 2m: before 1474 Birgitta Tordsdotter Bonde (*ca 1456, +after 1520)
- C1. Kristiern Johansson, +1497; m.Dorothea Knutsdotter Banér (+after 1527)
- D1. Gustaf, fl 1504/13
- D2. Birgitta, fl 1526/66; 1m: before 1525 Diedrik, myntmästare [coiner] of Stockholm (+13.6.1527); 2m: after 1531 Mats Persson (+ca 1553)
- D3. Mrärta, +after 1562; m.before 1514 Gudmund Persson (+after 1543)
- C2. Erik Johansson, *1470, +murdered at Stockholm 8.11.1520; m.1492/95 Cecilia Magnusdotter Eka (+Copenhagen 1522/23)
- D1. GUSTAF I Eriksson, Regent of Sweden (1521-23), King of Sweden (7.6.1523-1560), *Lindholmen/Rydboholms 12.5.1495, +Stockholm 29.9.1560, bur Uppsala Domkyrka; 1m: Stockholm 24.9.1531 Katharina of Saxe-Lauenburg (*24.9.1513 +23.9.1535); 2m: Stockholm 1.10.1536 Margareta Eriksdotter Leijonhufvud (*Lo Slott, Gräfsnäs 1.10.1516, +Tynnelsö Slott 26.8.1551, bur Uppsala Domkyrka); 3m: Vadstena 22.8.1552 Katharina Stenbock (*Torpa, Västergötland 22.7.1535, +Strömsholms slott 13.12.1621, bur 1.4.1622 Uppsala Domkyrka), dau.of Gustaf Olafsson (from Stenbock family)
- E1. [1m.] ERIK XIV, King of Sweden (1560-68), resigned 1569, *Stockholm 13.12.1533, +poisoned in Örbyhus 26.2.1577; m.Stockholms Storkyrka 4.7.1568 Karin Maansdotter (*Enköpingstrakten 6.11.1550 +Liuksala, Finland 13.9.1612, bur Abo Domkyrka)
- F1. Gustaf, *Nyköpingshus 28.1.1568, +Kaschin, Russia 22.2.1607
- F2. Henrik, *Abo slott 24.1.1570, +Abo slott 11.1./7.6.1574
- F3. Arnold, *Gripsholm slot 1/2.11.1572, +Vasteräs slott after VI.1573
- F4. Sigrid, *Svartsjö slott, Höringsholm 16.10.1566, +Liuksiala, Kangasala 24.4.1633, bur Abo Domkyrka; 1m: 1597 Henrik Cleasson Tott (*1569 +1604); 2m: Stockholm 10.9.1609 Nils Nilsson Natt och Dag (*1554 +12.4.1613)
- F5. [illegitimate by Agda Persdotter, dau.of Peder Klemetsson] Virginia, *Kalmar slot 1.1.1559, +Odensjö 1633; m.Kalmar 1585/86 Hakon Knutsson Hand (+1595/96)
- F6. [illegitimate by Agda Persdotter, dau.of Peder Klemetsson] Constantia, *Stockholms slott 13.6.1560, +Odenfors, Vreta kloster 24.1.1649, bur Undenäs kyrka 6.8.1650; m.ca 13.1.1594 Henrik Frankelin (+4.5.1610)
- F7. [illegitimate by Agda Persdotter, dau.of Peder Klemetsson] Lucretia, *Söderköping 4.1.1564, +ca 1590; (m.Daniel Zelow)
- F8. [illegitimate] Margareta, +Horn 11.11.1618; m.1592 Olavius Simonsson (+8.10.1639)
- E2. [2m.] JOHAN III King of Sweden (1569-92), *Stegeborgs Slott 20.12.1537, +Stockholms Slott 17.11.1592, bur Uppsala Domkyrka; 1m: Vilnius 4.10.1562 Katarzyna of Poland (*Krakow 1.11.1526, +Stockholm 16.9.1583, bur Uppsala Domkyrka); 2m: Västeras 21.2.1585 Gunilla Bjelke (*Liljesta 25.6.1568, +Braborgs Slott, Östergötland 19.7.1597, bur 21.1.1598 Uppsala Domkyrka)
- F1. [1m.] SIGISMUND III King of Poland (1587-1632) -as Zykmund III, King of Sweden (1592-1599) abdicated and succeeded by his uncle, *Gripsholm, Sweden 20.6.1566, +Warszawa 30.4.1632 (19.4. OS), bur Wawel cathedral; 1m: Krakow 31.5.1592 Anna of Austria (*16.8.1573 +10.2.1598); 2m: Krakow 11.12.1605 Konstanze of Austria (*24.12.1588 +10.7.1631)
- G1. [1m.] WLADISLAW IV Zygmunt King of Poland (1632-48), Tsar of Russia (1610-13), *Lobzów, nr Kraków, Poland 9.6.1595, +Merkiné (Merecz), Lithuania 20.5.1648, bur Wawel cathedral; 1m: Krakow 13.9.1637 Archdss Cëcilia Renate of Austria (*16.7.1611 +24.3.1644); 2m: (by proxy) 5.11.1645 (in person) Warszawa 10.3.1646 Maria Ludovica Gonzaga (*18.8.1611 +10.5.1667)
- H1. [1m.] Zygmunt Kazimierz, *1.4.1640, +9.8.1647
- H2. [1m.] Maria Anna Izabela, *8.1.1642, +7.2.1642
- H3. [illegitimate] Ladislaus Konstantin Vasa, Graf Wasenau, *ca 1635, +1698
- G2. [1m.] Kristofer, *and +Krakow 10.2.1598
- G3. [2m.] Jan Kazimierz, *Krakow 25.12.1607, +Krakow 14.1.1608
- G4. [2m.] Aleksander Karol, *Warzawa 4.11.1614, +Warzawa 19.11.1634
- G5. [2m.] JAN KAZIMIERZ II, Cardinal 1646, King of Poland (1648-68) abdicated, titular King of Sweden (1660-72), *Krakow 22.5.1609, +as Abbot of St.Martin, Nevers 16.12.1672, bur Wawel cathedral; m.29.5.1649 Maria Ludovica Gonzaga (*18.8.1611 +10.4.1667)
- H1. Jan Zygmunt, *6.1.1652, +20.2.1652
- H2. Maria Anna Teresa, *21.7.1650, +8.8.1651
- G6. [2m.] Jan Olbracht, Cardinal 1633, Bp of Krakow (1532-33), *Warzawa 25.5.1612, +Krakow 22.12.1634
- G7. [2m.] Karol Ferdinand, Duke of Oppeln and Ratibor 1648, Bp of Breslau 1625, Bp of Plock 1645, *Warzawa 13.10.1613, +Wyszków 9.5.1655
- G8. [1m.] Anna Maria, *Warzawa 23.5.1593, +Krakow 9.2.1600
- G9. [1m.] Katharina, *Stockholm 9.5.1594, +Krakow 5.6.1594
- G10. [1m.] Katharina, *Krakow 27.9.1596, +Krakow 11.6.1597
- G11. [2m.] Anna Konstancja, *26.1.1616, +24.5.1616
- G12. [2m.] Anna Katharina Konstantia, *Warszawa 7.8.1619, +Köln 8.10.1651; m.Warszawa 8.6.1642 Philipp Wilhelm, Pfgf von Neuburg (later, Kfst von der Pfalz) (*Neuburg a.d.Donau 24.11.1615, +Wien 2.9.1690)
- F2. [2m.] Johan, Duke of Östergotland and Finland, *Uppsala 18.4.1589, +Bröborg 5.3.1618; m.Slottet Tre Kronor, Stockholm 29.11.1612 Marie Elisabeth Vasa Pss of Sweden (*10.3.1596 +7.8.1618)
- G1. [illegitimate by Kerstin Mansdotter] Hans Johansson, +unmarried in Germany
- F3. [1m.] Isabella, *Gripsholm 1564, +1566, bur Strängnäs Domkyrka
- F4. [1m.] Anna, *Gripsholm 17.5.1568, +Brodnica (Strasburg in Westpreussen) 26.2.1625, bur St.Maria’s Kyrka, Thorun
- F5. [illegitimate by Karin Hansdotter (*1539 +1596)] Julius Gyllenhielm, Stathallare (Governor) of Abo, *23.3.1559, +Abo I.1581
- F6. [illegitimate by Karin Hansdotter (*1539 +1596)] Augustus Gyllenhielm, +and +1560
- F7. [illegitimate by Karin Hansdotter (*1539 +1596)] Sofia Gyllenhielm, *1556, +in childbed Reval 1.6.1583, bur Reval Domkyrka; m.Vadstena 4.2.1580 Pontus de la Gardie (*1520 +5.11.1585)
- F8. [illegitimate by Karin Hansdotter (*1539 +1596)] Lucretia, *ca 1561, +5.1.1585
- E3. Magnus, Duke of Östergotland, *25.7.1542, +Kungsbro 26.6.1595, bur Bla kyrkan (The Blue Church), Vadstena
- F1. [illegitimate by Valborg Eriksdotter] Lucretia Magnusdotter, *1560, +25.3.1624, bur Wernstedstka gravkoret, Uppsala Domkryka; m.Stockholm II.1586 Christoffer von Warnstedt (*1560/62 +9.2.1627)
- F2. [illegitimate (by Anna von Haubitz)] Helena Magnusdotter, *before 1572, +after 1630; m.Wolmar Uexkull (+1627)
- F3. [illegitimate by Valborg Eriksdotter] Virginia Magnusdotter, *after 1560, +12 years old
- E4. Karl, *and +1544
- E5. Sten, *1546, +1547
- E6. KARL IX, Regent of Sweden (1599-1603), King of Sweden (1604-11), *Stockholm 4.10.1550, +Nyköping 30.10.1611, bur Strängnäs domkyrka; 1m: Heidelberg 11.5.1579 Pfgfn Anna Maria von Simmern (*24.7.1561, +29.7.1589); 2m: Nyköping 27.8.1592 Christine of Holstein-Gottorp (*Kiel 13.4.1573, +Nyköping 8.12.1625)
- F1. [1m.] Ludwig, *Heidelberg 17.3.1583, +Heidelberg 26.5.1583, bur Strängnäs Domkyrka
- F2. [1m.] Gustaf, *Nyköping 12.6.1587, +Nyköping 4.12.1587, bur Strängnäs Domkyrka
- F3. [2m.] GUSTAF II ADOLF King of Sweden (1611-32), *Stockholm 19.12.1594, +k.a.in battle of Lützen 16.11.1632 (6.11. OS), bur Gustavianska Corner, Riddarholmskyrkan; m.Stockholm 5.12.1620 (25.11. OS) Marie Eleonore von Brandenburg (*Königsberg 11.11.1599, +Stockholm 18.3.1655)
- G1. a daughter, *and +Stockholm 24.7.1621
- G2. Christine, *Stockholm 16.10.1623, +Stockholm 21.9.1624, bur Riddarholmskyrkan, Stockholm
- G3. a son, *and +Gripsholms Slott V.1625
- G4. CHRISTINE Queen of Sweden (1632-54), abdicated, *Stockholm 8.12.1626, +Rome 9.4.1689, bur Basilica di San Pietro, Vatican
- G5. [illegitimate by Margareta Abrahamsdotter Slots] Gustaf Gustafsson, Greve av Vasaborg, *Stockholm 24.5.1616, +Wildeshausen 25.10.1653; m.ca 1640 Gfn Anna Sophie zu Wied-Runkel (*3.9.1616 +1694)
- H1. Gustaf, *23.5.1645, +28.1.1646, bur Riddarholmskyrkan, Stockholm
- H2. Gustaf Adolf, *21.4.1653, +Wildeshausen 4.7.1732; m.26.7.1679 Gfn Angelika Katharina von Leiningen-Westerburg (*24.4.1663, +1740)
- I1. Karl Wilhelm Friedrich, *17.5.1680, +Cremona 10.9.1696
- I2. Gustaf Adolf, *6.10.1682, +Stuttgart 1705
- I3. Heinrich Otto, *16.8.1685, +k.a.Usedom 1.8.1715
- I4. Georg Moritz, *15.12.1687, +Huntlosen 14.1.1754
- I5. Anton Adolf, *Wildeshausen 22.2.1689, +Kungslena 10.5.1748; 1m: 14.12.1720 Catharina, Css Oxenstierna af Korsholm och Wasa (*17.2.1684, +7.11.1722); 2m: 5.5.1728 Anna Christina, Bss Sparre af Rossvik (*Moholm, Lan Skaraborg 4.9.1683, +Gäddenäs 19.1.1759)
- J1. [1m.] Ulrika Katharina Sophie, *2.11.1721, +7.11.1721
- J2. [1m.] a child, *XI.1722, +young
- I6. August, *11.8.1691, +1699
- I7. Friedrich Waldemar, *20.7.1693, +young
- I8. Christina Johanna, *20.7.1681, +young
- I9. Sophia Charlotte, *15.5.1684, +Wittenburg 1686
- I10. Eleonore Katharina, *29.8.1686, +Koblenz 1729; m.1714 Friedrich Frhr von Reifenberg
- I11. Beata Theresia, *10.6.1690, +1692
- I12. Sophia Elisabeth Christina, *24.8.1694, +Forbach 10.12.1756; m.Henning Gf von Stralenheim (*1663/87, +Forbach, Lorraine 15.9.1731)
- I13. Henriette Polyxena, *22.2.1696, +Huntlosen 30.10.1777
- I14. Sophia Magdalena, *15.9.1698, +10.10.1702
- I15. Anna Sophia, *10.7.1704, +?; m.Friedrich Wilhelm Ploetz (+after 1781)
- I16. a daughter, *and +1706
- H3. Kristina, *1644, +Dorpat 9.9.1709; m.Stockholm 21.2.1665 Wolmar Frhr Wrangel af Lindeberg (*Stockholm 1.11.1641, +27.12.1675)
- H4. Charlotta, +24.6.1655, bur Stockholm
- H5. Sophia, *3.5.1654, +8.8.1654
- F4. Karl Filip, Duke of Södermanland, Nerike and Värmland, *Reval 22.4.1601, +of camp fever Narva 25.1.1622; m.(morganatically and secretly) 5.5.1620 Elisabet Ribbing (*28.6.1597 +24.4.1662)
- G1. Elisabet Gyllenhielm, *posthumously 1622, +Stockholm IX.1682, bur Jacobskyrkan, Stockholm; 1m: Stockholms slott 13.11.1645 Axel Natt Och Dag (*Traneberg, Otterstad 21.6.1621, +23.8.1647, bur 21.11.1647, Riddarholmskrykan, Stockholm); 2m: Drottningholm X.1660 Friherre Baltazar Marschalck (*1623 +1685)
- H1. [1m.] Karl, Friherre till Ijo, Herr (Lord) of Tynnelsö, Dagöholm,Traneberg, Forsvik and Fors, *8.5.1647, +Uppsala 20.3.1664, bur Strängnäs Domkyrka
- F5. [1m.] Margareta Elisabet, *Nyköping 24.9.1580, +Nyköping 26.8.1585, bur Strängnäs Domkyrka
- F6. [1m.] Elisabeth Sabina, *Nyköping 12.3.1582, +Nyköping 6.7.1585, bur Strängnäs Domkyrka
- F7. [1m.] Katarina, *Nyköping 10.11.1584, +Västeras 13.12.1638; m.Stockholm 11.6.1615 Pfgf Johann Kasimir von Zweibrücken (*20.4.1589 +18.6.1652)
- F8. [1m.] Marie, *Marieholm 18.12.1588, +Nyköping 24.4.1589, bur Strängnäs Domkyrka
- F9. [2m.] Christina, *Nyköping 26.11.1593, +Nyköping 25.5.1594, bur Strängnäs Domkyrka
- F10. [2m.] Maria Elisabet, *Örebro 10.3.1596, +Braaborg 7.8.1618; m.Stockholm 29.11.1612 Johan Vasa Pr of Sweden (+5.3.1618)
- F11. [2m.] Kristina, *1598, +1599
- F12. [2m.] a child, +20.7.1606
- F13. [illegitimate by Karin Nilsdotter (*1551/52, +1603/04)] Karl Karlsson, Friherr Gyllenhielm, Riksamiral (Rear Admiral) (1629-50), *Nyköping 4.3.1574, +Karlberg 17.3.1650, bur Strängnäs Domkyrka 9.12.1651; m.Stockholm VI.1615 Kristina Ribbing (*9.3.1593 +19.2.1656)
- G1. a daughter, *1626, +young
- E7. Katharina, *Stockholms slott 6.6.1539, +Berum 21.12.1610; m.Stockholm 1.10.1559 Graf Edzard II von Ostfriesland (*20.6.1532, +1.3.1599)
- E8. Cecilia, *Stockholms slott 6.11.1540, +Brussels 27.1.1627; m.Stockholm 18.6.1564 Mgve Christoph II of Baden (*26.3.1537 +2.8.1575)
- E9. Anna Maria, *Stockholms slott 19.6.1545, +30.3.1610, bur Remigiusberg Castle chapel; m.Stockholms slott 20.10.1562 Georg Johann, Pfgf von Veldenz (*11.4.1543, +18.4.1592)
- E10. Sophie, *Stockholms slott 29.10.1547, +Eklosund 17.3.1611, bur Strängnäs Domkyrka; m.Stockholm 4.7.1568 Duke Magnus II of Saxe-Lauenburg (*1543, +14.5.1603)
- E11. Elisabeth, *Kungsör 5.4.1549, +Stockholm 20.11.1597, bur Uppsala domkyrka; m.Stockholms slott 14.5.1581 Duke Christoph of Mecklenburg (*Augsburg 30.6.1537, +Tempzin 4.3.1592)
- D2. Margareta, *ca 1498, +Reval 31.12.1536; 1m: 30.3.1516 Joachim Brahe (+murdered Stockholm 8.11.1520); 2m: 15.1.1525 Johann II Gf von Hoya-Nienburg (+k.a.Fyn 14.6.1535)
- D3. Magnus, +young
- D4. Johan, +young
- D5. Birgitta, +young
- D6. Märta, +as a prisoner in Copenhagen after 1520
- D7. Anna, +young
- D8. Emerentia, +a prisoner in Copenhagen after 1520
- C3. [1m.] Katarina, *1472
- C4. [1m.] Margareta, *1472
- C5. [2m.] Anna, +1506; m.before 1498 Ture Jönsson (Tre Rossor) (+1532)
- B3. Nils Kristiernsson, +1464; m.Rakel Birgitta Nilsdotter (Oxenstierna)
- C1. Kristiern, +by 1475
- C2. Karin, +by 1475
- B4. Kristina, +1430/36; 1m: 1413 Karl Stensson (+1413/14); 2m: 19.10.1416 Bengt Jönsson (Oxenstierna) (+1449/50)
- B5. Birgitta, +1472/74; 1m: 12.6.1446 Erik Turesson from Bielke family (+1450); 2m: before 1454 Claus Rönnow (+1486)
- A2. Ramborg, fl 1376/1439; m.before 1376 Tord Röriksson Bonde (+21.3.1417)
- A3. Ingeborg, a nun at St.Klara 1376
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