Erik XIV of Sweden Vasa ^{1 2}

   Cause of his death was poisoning while in prison.

  General Notes:

Erik XIV was King of Sweden from 1560 until he was deposed in 1568. He was the son of Gustav Vasa and Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg. He was also ruler of Estonia, after it gave itself under Sweden in 1561. He died in prison, apparently of poisoning. A document signed by his brother John III of Sweden and a nobleman, Bengt Bengtsson Gylta, gave Eric's watchmen in his last prison authorization to poison him if anyone tried to release him. His body was later analyzed, and showed indications of poisoning.

Eric had several relationships before his marriage. With Agda Persdotter he had three daughters:
- Virginia Eriksdotter (1559 - 1633) (living descendants)
- Constantia Eriksdotter (1560 - 1649) (living descendants)
- Lucretia Eriksdotter (1564 - after 1574) died young.
With Karin Jacobsdotter:
- An unmarried child, dead apr. 1565.
He finally married Karin Månsdotter (1550 - 1612), on July 4, 1568, their children were:
- Sigrid (1566 - 1633) (born before the marriage)
- Gustaf (1568 - 1607) (born before the marriage)
- Henrik (1570 - 1574)
- Arnold (1572-1573).

  Noted events in his life were:

• Acceded: King of Sweden, 1560.

• Deposed: 1568.

Erik married Katherine Maansdatter on 4 Jul 1568. (Katherine Maansdatter was born on 6 Nov 1550 in Stockholm, Sweden, died on 13 Sep 1612 in Liuksiala Manor, Kangasala, Finland and was buried in Turku Cathedral.)

  Marriage Notes:

Children of Erik XIV Vasa, King of Sweden and Catherine Maansdatter :
- Henri Vasa d. 1633
- Gustaf Vasa b. 1568, d. 1607 ³