Eric XIV of Sweden
Swedish king (1533-1577)
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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.
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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 imp…
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