- Magnus, Duke of Östergötland
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Swedish Royalty
House of VasaGustav I Parents Erik Johansson, Cecilia Månsdotter Children Eric XIV, John III, Catherine, Cecilia, Magnus, Anna Maria, 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 Children Catherine, Gustav II Adolf, Maria Elizabeth, Christina, Charles Philip Grandson Charles X Gustav Gustav II Adolf Children Christina Christina Magnus Vasa (July 25, 1542 – June 26, 1595), prince of Sweden, Duke of Östergötland from 1555. Magnus was the third son of king Gustav Vasa. His mother was queen Margareta Leijonhufvud.
Magnus had a mental illness and was the only of Gustav Vasa's sons, except for Karl and Sten who died in infancy, that didn't become king of Sweden. Due to this, he is not remembered today. He lived at Vadstena Castle in Vadstena. He was unmarried for all his life, but had some illegitimate children, three daughters are known today.
There are many stories about the 'Mad Duke', for example when he saw a mermaid in the castle moat and threw himself out of a window. He nearly drowned. There are no proof of the story, but it might come from when he in 1563 fell in the moat, during the construction of the castle drawbridge.
Magnus died at the Manorhouse of Kungsbrot, outside Linköping, in 1595 and is buried in the Bridgettine Abbey Church in Vadstena.
Ancestors
Johan Kristiersson (Vasa) Erik Johansson (Vasa) Birgitta Gustafsdotter (Sture) Gustav I of Sweden (Vasa) Måns Karlsson (Eka) Cecilia Månsdotter (Eka) Sigrid Eskilsdotter (Banér) Magnus of Sweden (Vasa) Abraham Kristiernsson (Leijonhuvud) Erik Abrahamsson (Leijonhufvud) Birgitta Månsdotter (Natt och Dag) Margareta Leijonhufvud Erik Karlsson (Vasa) Ebba Eriksdotter (Vasa) Anna Karlsdotter (Vinstorpa) Swedish princes The generations indicate descent from Gustav I, of the House of Vasa, and continues through the Houses of Palatinate-Zweibrücken, Holstein-Gottorp; and the Bernadotte, the adoptive heirs of the House of Holstein-Gottorp, who were adoptive heirs of the Palatinate-Zweibrückens'.1st generation 2nd generation Sigismund I · Gustav, Prince of Uglich · Prince Henrik · Prince Arnold · Prince Ludwig · Prince Gustav · Prince John, Duke of Östergötland · Gustav II Adolf · Prince Charles Philip, Duke of Södermanland ·3rd generation Władysław IV Vasa, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania# · Prince Christopher# · Prince John Casimir# · John II Casimir Vasa, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania# · Prince Alexander Charles# · John Albert, Prince-Bishop of Warmia and Kraków# · Prince Charles Ferdinand, Duke of Opole#4th generation 5th generation Charles XII · Prince Gustav · Prince Ulrich · Prince Friedrich · Prince Charles Gustav · Frederick I~6th generation Adolf Frederick*7th generation 8th generation Gustav IV Adolf · Prince Carl Gustaf, Duke of Småland · Prince Carl Adolf, Duke of Värmland · Crown Prince Charles August* · Charles XIV John*,**9th generation 10th generation Prince Louis of Vasa · Charles XV** · Prince Gustaf, Duke of Uppland** · Oscar II** · Prince August, Duke of Dalarna11th generation 12th generation Gustaf VI Adolf** · Prince Vilhelm, Duke of Södermanland** · Prince Erik, Duke of Västmanland** · Prince Carl, Duke of Östergötland^13th generation 14th generation 15th generation *prince through adoption or election
**also prince of Norway
^lost his title due to an unequal marriage
#also prince of Poland and Lithuania
~also prince by marriageCategories:- House of Vasa
- 1542 births
- 1595 deaths
- Swedish princes
- Burials at Vadstena Abbey
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