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Vor einem Tag · The engraving from 1622 shows King Sigismund III Vasa presiding over a legislative session. Not all kings of Europe were absolute monarchs. Depending on the situation in a kingdom or empire monarchs were retrained by legislative bodies. King Sigismund III Vasa could circumvent this, because he was also King of Sweden and Duke of Finland. The Sejm would consistently try to limit the powers of ...
Vor 2 Tagen · Sigismund III Vasa, who reigned between 1587 and 1632, presided over an era of prosperity and territorial expansion of the Commonwealth. In 1587, Sigismund Vasa – the son of John III of Sweden and Catherine Jagiellon – won the election, but his claim was overtly contested by Maximilian III of Austria , who launched a military ...
Vor einem Tag · After Sigismund's defeat in the Battle of Stångebro, the Swedish nobility demanded that he rule Sweden from Sweden. Despite their demands, Sigismund returned to his Polish capital, Warsaw , and was deposed from the Swedish throne in 1599.
Vor einem Tag · Political Ambitions: The war was driven by Poland's ambitions under King Sigismund III Vasa to expand Polish influence into Russia. The opportunity arose due to Russia's political instability following the death of Tsar Feodor I, the last Rurikid ruler.
Vor 5 Tagen · Das erste Mal seit 50 Jahren wurde Schwedens königlicher Vasa-Orden wieder an Staatsbürger des skandinavischen Landes vergeben, noch dazu an äußerst prominente: Agnetha, Anni-Frid, Benny und...
Vor 5 Tagen · The four members of ABBA have been given one of the most prestigious knighthoods in their native Sweden - which has not been handed out to anyone in almost 50 years. Agnetha Faltskog, Bjorn ...
Vor 3 Tagen · Vasa: The Ghost Ship. Film following the work of archaeologists, divers and historians as they make new discoveries about a remarkably well-preserved 17th-century galleon raised from the Baltic...
