Sigismund III Vasa
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title:
Sigismund III Vasa
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Sigismund III Vasa 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 tran
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Ruler of Poland-Lithuania (r. 1587–1632) and of Sweden and Finland (r. 1592–99)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigismund_III_Vasa
date created:
2001-09-30T23:35:09Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T21:26:01Z
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