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(1550–1611), king of Sweden (1604–11), the youngest son of King Gustav I Vasa, born in Stockholm. In 1560 he became duke of Södermanland, and in 1568 he aided his brother John III in deposing their older brother Eric XIV (1533–77). When John died in 1592 and was succeeded by his son, King Sigismund III of Poland, Charles became regent for his absent nephew. Charles, a Protestant, aroused the populace against his nephew, an ardent Roman Catholic. Sigismund landed in Sweden in 1598 and was defeated by Charles at Stngebro. Sigismund was formally deposed in 1599, and Charles in 1604 yielded to popular demand and was crowned king of Sweden. Charles was an ambitious, ruthless, but able leader, who was unpopular because of his costly wars with Poland, Russia, and Denmark. He was succeeded by his son Gustav II Adolph.
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