Magnus, Duke of Östergötland

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Swedish Royalty
House of Vasa
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Parents Erik Johansson Cecilia Månsdotter Children Eric XIV John III Catherine Cecilia Magnus Anna Sophia Elizabeth Charles IX
Eric XIV
Children Sigrid Gustav
John III
Children Sigismund Anna John
Sigismund
Children Władysław IV John II Casimir John Albert Charles Ferdinand Alexander Charles Anna Catherine Constance
Charles IX
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Magnus Vasa (25 July 1542 – 26 June 1595),

Biography

Magnus was the only of Gustav Vasa's sons – except for Karl and Sten, who died in infancy – that didn't become king of Sweden. In 1555, he was made Duke of Ostrogothia, Kinda and Ydre, Dalsland, Sundbo härad in Närke, Kåkind, Valla, and the major part of Vadsbo härad in Västergötland. As Duke of Ostrogothia, he lived permanently at Vadstena Castle in Vadstena.

Magnus suffered from a severe

With Valborg Eriksdotter:

1. Lucretia Magnusdotter (Gyllenhielm) (1562–1624) married to nobleman Christoffer von Warnstedt

With Anna von Haubitz

1. Helena Gyllenhielm (1572-1630) married to nobleman Wollmar Yxkull

Mother unknown:

1. Virginia

Ancestry

Sources

• "Magnus Gustavsson Vasa". Historiesajten.
• "Vadstena kloster och stad". Bengans historiasidor.

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