Sigismund III Vasa

(1566-1632)

Ruler of Poland-Lithuania (r. 1587-1632) and of Sweden and Finland (r. 1592-99)

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Sigismund III Vasa (Polish: Zygmunt III Waza, Lithuanian: Žygimantas Vaza; 20 June 1566 – 30 April 1632 ) was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1587 to 1632 and, as Sigismund, King of Sweden and Grand Duke of Finland from 1592 to 1599. He was the first Polish sovereign from the House of Vasa. Religiously zealous, he imposed Roman Catholicism across the vast realm, and his crusades against neighbouring states marked Poland's largest territorial expansion. As an enlightened despot, he presided over an era of prosperity and achievement, further distinguished by the transfer of the country's capital from Kraków to Warsaw.

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Born	Zygmunt III Waza (in Poland)Sigismund (in Sweden) 20 June 1566 Gripsholm, Mariefred, Sweden
Died	30 April 1632 (aged 65) Warsaw, Poland
Zodiac	Gemini
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Anna Maria info 1st child with Anne of Austria, Queen of Poland Female b. 23 May 1593 · Age: 432 · 1593- · Celebrity Baby

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Catherine info 2nd child with Anne of Austria, Queen of Poland Female b. 19 Apr 1594 · Age: 431 · 1594- · Celebrity Baby

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Władysław info 3rd child with Anne of Austria, Queen of Poland Male b. 9 Jun 1595 · Age: 430 · 1595- · Celebrity Baby

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Catherine info 4th child with Anne of Austria, Queen of Poland Female b. 27 Sep 1596 · Age: 428 · 1596- · Celebrity Baby

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Christopher info 5th child with Anne of Austria, Queen of Poland Male b. 10 Feb 1598 · Age: 427 · 1598- · Celebrity Baby

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John Casimir info 6th child with Constance of Austria Male b. 25 Dec 1607 · Age: 417 · 1607- · Celebrity Baby

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John Casimir info 7th child with Constance of Austria Male b. 22 Mar 1609 · Age: 416 · 1609- · Celebrity Baby

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John Albert info 8th child with Constance of Austria Male b. 25 Jun 1612 · Age: 413 · 1612- · Celebrity Baby

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Charles Ferdinand info 9th child with Constance of Austria Male b. 13 Oct 1613 · Age: 411 · 1613- · Celebrity Baby

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Alexander Charles info 10th child with Constance of Austria Male b. 4 Nov 1614 · Age: 410 · 1614- · Celebrity Baby

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Anna Constance info 11th child with Constance of Austria Female b. 26 Jan 1616 · Age: 409 · 1616- · Celebrity Baby

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Anna Catherine Constance info 12th child with Constance of Austria Female b. 7 Aug 1619 · Age: 406 · 1619- · Celebrity Baby

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