This image was long considered to be of her sister-in-law Queen Catherine but is now assumed to be of Elizabeth, with the text on the painting added later. It was probably painted in about 1580 when Elizabeth was engaged.
from the year 1581inSweden Monarch – John III The year 1581 was marked by several important events that shaped the course of Swedish history: Pontus...
1581 (MDLXXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) in the Julian calendar, and a common year starting on Thursday...
Gustav I of Sweden and his second wife Margaret Leijonhufvud. He was also, quite autonomously, the Duke of Finland from 1556 to 1563. In1581 he assumed...
been kings in what now is the Kingdom of Sweden for more than a millennium. Originally an elective monarchy, it became a hereditary monarchy in the 16th...
Richter (born 1993), German basketball player Johannes Rudbeckius (1581–1646), Swedish bishop Johannes Semper (1892–1970), Estonian writer and translator...
Johannes Rudbeckius or Johannes Rudbeck (3 April 1581 – 8 August 1646) was bishop at Västerås, Sweden from 1619 until his death and personal chaplain to...
on the island of Ven in the Öresund between Denmark and Sweden. Tycho Brahe built it circa 1581. He wrote: "My purpose was partly to have placed some of...
The Church of Sweden (Swedish: Svenska kyrkan) is an Evangelical Lutheran national church inSweden. A former state church, headquartered in Uppsala, with...
100,000-strong army. Narva, in Estonia, was reconquered by Swedenin1581. Unlike Sweden and Poland, Frederick II of Denmark had trouble continuing the...
Novgorod. In1581, the Swedish troops under the command of Pontus De la Gardie conquered the city and it became part of Sweden. During the Russo-Swedish War...
(1911–2003), Swedish Army officer and modern pentathlete Elisabeth Gyllenstierna (1581-1646) Swedish court official Eric Gyllenstierna (1882–1940), Swedish diplomat*Görwel...
Ivan Ivanovich (Russian: Иван Иванович; 28 March 1554 – 19 November 1581) was the second son of Russian tsar Ivan the Terrible by his first wife Anastasia...
turned the tide of the war with his successes between 1578 and 1581, including the joint Swedish–Polish–Lithuanian offensive at the Battle of Wenden. That...
from Douglas in Lanarkshire, their leaders gained vast territories throughout the Borders, Angus, Lothian, Moray, and also in France and Sweden. The family...
includes a final year of operation for many observatories that are no longer in operation. While other sciences, such as volcanology and meteorology, also...
Events from the year 1582 inSweden. Monarch – John III January 17 - Kristinehamn is made a city when Duke Charles (future king Charles IX) issues a royal...
Sophia of Sweden, also Sofia Gustavsdotter Vasa (29 October 1547 – 17 March 1611), was a Swedish princess, daughter of King Gustav Vasa of Sweden and Margareta...
Christina, Queen of Sweden (December 8, 1626 – April 19, 1689 Johannes Rudbeckius, personal chaplain to King Gustavus II Adolphus (born 1581) November 29 -...
Cecilia of Sweden (Swedish: Cecilia Gustavsdotter Vasa) (16 November 1540 in Stockholm – 27 January 1627 in Brussels), was Princess of Sweden as the daughter...
the King of Sweden, first appearing in sources in1581 (though first used by Johan III in 1577). In those years, Johan was and had been in a quarrel with...
The Diocese of Karlstad (Swedish: Karlstads stift) is a diocese of the Church of Sweden with its episcopal see in the city of Karlstad. It covers most...
remain, as of 2024, twelve sovereign monarchies in Europe. Seven are kingdoms: Denmark, Norway, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Spain, the Netherlands, and...
hours. The number and sequence of blows was specified in the court's sentence (for example, in1581, the serial killer Peter Niers, found guilty of 544...
of Vasa or Wasa (Swedish: Vasaätten, Polish: Wazowie, Lithuanian: Vazos) was an early modern royal house founded in 1523 inSweden. Its members ruled...
of the Danish and Swedish kingdoms in the late medieval and early modern eras. Throughout the Northern Wars the Danish and Swedish navies played a secondary...
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