# Eric XIV of Sweden

> A Renaissance king who lost his mind and his throne. Erik XIV of Sweden ruled for eight years before paranoia and instability overtook him — ending in a rebellion, a locked cell, and poison in 1577.

*Swedish king (1533-1577)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/eric-xiv-of-sweden

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Historical Figure ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645))
- **Category:** Historical Figures
- **Country:** Sweden
- **Born:** 1533-12-13
- **Died:** 1577-02-26
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Erik became King of Sweden on 29 September 1560 after his father Gustav I died, inheriting a realm that soon included Estonia when it sought Swedish protection in 1561. Intelligent, artistically gifted, and politically ambitious, he showed early promise. But mental instability crept in during his reign — scholars debate whether the illness was there from the start or erupted with the Sture murders, a brutal act that marked his unraveling. By 1568 his half-brother John III led a rebellion against him, locked him away, and had the Riksdag formally depose him on 26 January 1569. Erik remained imprisoned until his death on 26 February 1577. An examination of his remains in 1958 confirmed arsenic poisoning — he was most likely murdered.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 55.5 / 100
- **Momentum:** 1.0 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 23.1 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Topics
#Politicians, #Historical Figure, #Royalty, #Politics, #Sweden, #Europe, #Early Modern Era

## Sources
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q52945)
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_XIV_of_Sweden)
- [Pantheon 2.0](https://pantheon.world/profile/person/Eric%20XIV%20of%20Sweden)
- [اوْن‌دؤردونجو اریک (سوئد)](https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%92%D9%86%E2%80%8C%D8%AF%D8%A4%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AC%D9%88_%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C%DA%A9_(%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%A6%D8%AF))
- [Эрык XIV (кароль Швецыі)](https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%AD%D1%80%D1%8B%D0%BA_XIV_(%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C_%D0%A8%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%86%D1%8B%D1%96))
- [Ерик XIV](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%95%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BA_XIV)
- [Erik XIV](https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_XIV)
- [Eric XIV](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_XIV)
- [Erik XIV. Švédský](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_XIV._%C5%A0v%C3%A9dsk%C3%BD)
- [Erik 14. af Sverige](https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_14._af_Sverige)
- [Erik XIV.](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_XIV.)
- [Ερρίκος ΙΔ΄ της Σουηδίας](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%95%CF%81%CF%81%CE%AF%CE%BA%CE%BF%CF%82_%CE%99%CE%94%CE%84_%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%82_%CE%A3%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%B7%CE%B4%CE%AF%CE%B1%CF%82)
- [Erik XIV](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_XIV)
- [Eriko la 14-a (Svedio)](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eriko_la_14-a_(Svedio))
- [Erico XIV de Suecia](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erico_XIV_de_Suecia)
- [Erik XIV](https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_XIV)
- [Erik XIV.a Suediakoa](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_XIV.a_Suediakoa)
- [اریک چهاردهم](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C%DA%A9_%DA%86%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%87%D9%85)
- [Eerik XIV](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eerik_XIV)
- [Eirikur XIV av Svøríki](https://fo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eirikur_XIV_av_Sv%C3%B8r%C3%ADki)
- [Éric XIV](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89ric_XIV)
- [Rí Eric na Sualainne](https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%AD_Eric_na_Sualainne)
- [אריק הארבעה עשר, מלך שוודיה](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%A7_%D7%94%D7%90%D7%A8%D7%91%D7%A2%D7%94_%D7%A2%D7%A9%D7%A8%2C_%D7%9E%D7%9C%D7%9A_%D7%A9%D7%95%D7%95%D7%93%D7%99%D7%94)
- [Erik XIV.](https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_XIV.)
- [XIV. Erik svéd király](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/XIV._Erik_sv%C3%A9d_kir%C3%A1ly)
- [Erik XIV dari Swedia](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_XIV_dari_Swedia)
- [إريك الرابع عشر](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A5%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%83_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%B9_%D8%B9%D8%B4%D8%B1)
- [اريك الاربعتاشر](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%83_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%B9%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%B1)

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