Vasa, House of — ▪ Swedish and Polish dynasty Swedish (and Polish) dynasty descended from an old family of Uppland, related both to the Sture family and to the Bonde family of Sweden s King Charles VIII (d. 1470). Its founder was Gustav Eriksson Vasa, who… … Universalium
dynasty — dynastic /duy nas tik/; Brit. also /di nas tik/, dynastical, adj. dynastically, adv. /duy neuh stee/; Brit. also /din euh stee/, n., pl. dynasties. 1. a sequence of rulers from the same family, stock, or group: the Ming dynasty … Universalium
Vasa — (as used in expressions) Gustav I Vasa Gustav Eriksson Vasa Sigismund III Vasa Vasa dynasty * * * … Universalium
Dynasty — A dynasty is a succession of rulers who belong to the same family for generations. A dynasty is also often called a house , e.g. the House of Saud or House of Habsburg . In the histories of Europe, much of Asia and some of Africa, ruling and… … Wikipedia
Sigismund III Vasa — Infobox Swedish Royalty|monarch name = Sigismund III Vasa title =King of Poland and Sweden, Grand Duke of Lithuania, Ruthenia, Prussia, Masovia, Samogitia and Livonia caption =Painting by Marcin Kober, ca. 1590 succession =King of Poland and… … Wikipedia
Sigismund III Vasa — Polish Zygmunt Waza born June 20, 1566, Gripsholm, Swed. died April 30, 1632, Warsaw, Pol. King of Poland (1587–1632) and of Sweden (1592–99). Son of King John III of Sweden (1537–1592) and Catherine, daughter of Sigismund I of Poland, he was… … Universalium
Gustav I Vasa — orig. Gustav Eriksson Vasa born May 12, 1496? died Sept. 29, 1560, Stockholm, Swed. King of Sweden (1523–60) and founder of the Vasa dynasty. The son of a Swedish senator, Gustav joined the rebellion against Christian II of Denmark, who… … Universalium
Nemanjić dynasty — House of Nemanja Country Serbia: Grand Principality Kingdom Empire Ancestral house Vukanović dynasty Titles Grand Prince (Велики Жупан/Veliki Župan) King of Serbia (Краљ/Kralj) Emperor of Serbia (Tsar, Цар/Car) Founder … Wikipedia
Ottoman dynasty — Country Ottoman Empire Titles Sultan Caliph Founder Osman I … Wikipedia
Orontid Dynasty — The Satrapy of Armenia under the Orontid Dynasty. History of Armenia … Wikipedia
