The House of Vasa in Sweden and Poland
 

Descendants of
Nils Kettilsson (VASA)
(generations 1-5 of 9 generations)
 

       Nils Kettilsson (Vasa)
       Died after 24 October 1378
       Married Kristina Jonsdotter (Rickebyatten), daughter of Jon
       Nilsson in Rickeby and NN Kettilsdotter
       Died after 24 October 1378
                 Children, Generation I

       Generation I
            1  Ramborg Nilsdotter (Vasa)
               mentioned 1376 and 1439
               Married before 9 October 1376
               Tord Bonde Roriksson, son of Rorik Tordsson Bonde and Marta
               (Margareta) Gisladotter (Sparre av Aspaa)
               Died 21 March 1417
               Buried Vadstena Kloster

            2  Ingeborg Nilsdotter (Vasa)
               Abbess of St.Klara
               mentioned 1376 and 1413

            3  Kristiern Nilsson (Vasa)
               Died 29 April 1442
               Married (1) before 1399
               Margarethe Johansdotter Moltke, daughter of Johan (Henneke)
               Moltke and Catharina Glysingsdotter
               Died 1413
               Married (2) before 14 October 1423
               Margareta Ericsdotter Krummedige, daughter of Erik
               Krummedige and Beata von Thienen
               Died 9 June 1451
                         Children, Generation II-1

       II-1 (I-3)
        (1) 1  Kristina Kristiernsdotter (Vasa)
               Died 1430 / 1436
               Married (1) 18 July 1413
               Karl Stensson
               Died 11 November 1413 / 1414
               Married (2) 18 October 1416
               Bengt Jonsson (Oxenstierna), son of J”ns Bengtsson
               (Oxenstierna)
               Died 1450

            2  Karl Kristiernsson (Vasa)
               Died 8 August 1440
               Married Ebba Eriksdotter Krummedige, daughter of Erik
               Krummedige and Beata von Thienen
               Died 24 August 1465
                         Children, Generation III-1

        (2) 3  Johan Christiansson (Vasa) pa Rydboholm
               Born circa 1430
               Died 12 April 1477
               Married (1) Britta Gustavsdotter Sture, daughter of Gustav
               Sture pa Rafsnas and Britta Stensdotter (Bielke)
               Died 1472
               Married (2) before 1474
               Birgitta Tordsdotter Bonde
               Born circa 1456
               Died after 1520
                         Children, Generation III-2

            4  Birgitta Kristiernsdotter (Vasa)
               Died 1472 / 1474
               Married (1) 12 June 1446
               Erik Turesson (Bielke)
               Died 1450
               Married (2) before 1454
               Claus Ronnow
               Died 1486

            5  Nils Kristiernsson (Wasa)
               Died 1464
               Married Birgitta Nilsdotter (Oxenstierna), daughter of Nils
               Jonsson (Oxenstierna) and Katarina Karlsdotter (Sture)
               Died before 1475
                         Children, Generation III-3

      III-1 (II-1-2)
            1  Kettil Karlsson (Vasa)
               Bishop of Linkoping
               Born circa 1433
               Died 11 August 1465

            2  Johan Karlsson (Vasa)
               Died 1461 (drowned)

            3  Beata Karlsdotter (Vasa)
               Died after 1461
               Married 4 February 1454
               Bo Nilsson (Grip)
               Died circa 1463

            4  Margareta Karlsdotter (Vasa)
               Died 9 July 1460

            5  Erik Karlsson (Vasa) pa Norrby
               Died 20 March 1491 (shot)
               Married (1) after 1466
               Ileana Nilsdotter (Oxenstierna)
               Died after 1481
               Married (2) 30 June 1488
               Anna Karlsdotter (Vinstorpaatten), daughter of Karl
               Bengtsson (Vinstorpaatten) pa Vinstorp and Karin
               Lagesdotter (Stjarna)
               Died 1552
                         Children, Generation IV-1

      III-2 (II-1-3)
        (1) 1  Kristiern Johansson (Vasa)
               Died before 1497
               Married Dorothea Knutsdotter (Baner), daughter of Knut
               Eskilsson (Baner)
               Died after 1527
                         Children, Generation IV-2

            2  Erik Johansson (Vasa)
               Born 1470
               Died 8 November 1520 Stockholm (beheaded)
               Married Cecilia Mansdotter (Ekaatten), daughter of Magnus
               Carlsson pa Eka and Sigrid Eskilsdotter (Baner) pa
               Lindholmen
               Died circa 1523
                         Children, Generation IV-3

            3  Katarina Johansdotter Wasa
               Born 1472

            4  Margareta Johansdotter (Vasa)
               Born 1472

        (2) 5  Anna Johansdotter (Vasa)
               Born 1474 / 1477
               Died 1506
               Married before 1498
               Ture Jonsson (Tre Rosor), son of Jons Knutsson (Tre Rosor)
               and Ingrid Eriksdotter (Skanke)
               Died 1532

      III-3 (II-1-5)
            1  Kristiern Nilsson (Vasa)
               Died before 1475

            2  Karin Nilsdotter (Vasa)
               Died before 1475

       IV-1 (III-1-5)
        (2) 1  Margareta Eriksdotter (Vasa)
               Died 1525 / 1544
               Married (1) before 1515
               Erik Knutsson (Tre Rosor)
               Died 8 November 1520 Stockholm (murdered)
               Married (2) 4 October 1523
               Berend von Melen
               Died 2 September 1561

            2  Ebba Eriksdotter (Vasa)
               Died 22 November 1549
               Married 18 January 1512 Soderkoping
               Erik Abrahamsson Leijonhufvud pa Loholmen, Governor of
               Westergotland, son of Abraham Kristiernsson (Leijonhufvud)
               pa Ekeberg and Britta Magnusdotter (Natt och Dag)
               Born after 1 July 1471
               Died 8 November 1520 Stockholm (beheaded)

       IV-2 (III-2-1)
            1  Gustaf Kristiernsson (Vasa)
               mentioned 1504 and 1513

            2  Birgitta Kristiernsdotter (Vasa)
               mentioned 1526 and 1566
               Married (1) 1525
               Diedrik
               Died 1527
               Married (2) after 1531
               Mats Persson
               Died circa 1553

       IV-3 (III-2-2)
            1  Birgitta (Vasa)
               Died young

            2  Gustaf I Eriksson
               King of Sweden 1523-1560
               Born 12 May 1496 Lindholmen
               Died 29 September 1560 Stockholm
               Married (1) 24 September 1531 Stockholm
               Princess Catharina of Saxe-Lauenburg, daughter of Magnus I,
               Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg 1507-1543 and Duchess Katharina of
               Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel
               Born 1513 (Ratzeburg ?)
               Died 23 September 1535 Stockholm
               Married (2) 1 October 1536 Upsala
               Margaretha Leijonhufvud, daughter of Erik Abrahamsson
               Leijonhufvud pa Loholmen, Governor of Westergotland and
               Ebba Eriksdotter (Vasa)
               Born 1 January 1514 Ekeberg
               Died 26 August 1551 Tynnelso
               Married (3) 22 August 1552 Wadstena
               Catharina Stenbock, daughter of Gustaf Olofsson, Friherre
               Stenbock and Brita Eriksdotter Leijonhufvud
               Born 22 July 1535
               Died 13 December 1621
                         Children, Generation V-1

            3  Margarete (Vasa)
               Died 31 December 1536
               Married (1) 30 March 1516
               Joachim Brahe, son of Peter Magnusson Brahe and Ollegard
               Turesdotter
               Died 8 November 1520 Stockholm (beheaded)
               Married (2) 15 January 1525
               Count Johann von Hoya, son of Jobst I, Count von Hoya and
               Ermengard zur Lippe
               Died June 1535 (in battle)

            4  Magnus (Vasa)
               Died young

            5  Johan (Vasa)
               Died young

            6  Maerta (Vasa)
               Died after 1520 Kopenhagen (in prison)

            7  Anna (Vasa)
               Died young

            8  Emerentia (Vasa)
               Died after 1520 Kopenhagen (in prison)

        V-1 (IV-3-2)
        (1) 1  Eric XIV
               King of Sweden 1560-1568
               Born 13 December 1533
               Died 26 February 1577
               Married 4 July 1568
               Katharine Maansdotter
               Born 6 November 1550
               Died 13 September 1612
               Children by (a) Agda Persdotter
               Child by (b) NN
                         Children, Generation VI-1

        (2) 2  Johan III
               King of Sweden 1568-1592
               Born 21 December 1537 Stegeborg
               Died 17 November 1592 Stockholm
               Married (1) 4 October 1562 Vilna
               Princess Katarzyna of Poland, daughter of Zygmunt I, King
               of Poland 1506-1548 and Bona Sforza
               Born 1 November 1526
               Died 16 November 1583 Stockholm
               Married (2) 21 February 1585 Wester†s
               Gunnilla Bielke, daughter of Johan Axelsson Bielke and
               Margareta Axelsdotter Posse
               Born 25 June 1568 Liljestad
               Died 25 June 1597
               Children by (a) Karin Hansdotter
                         Children, Generation VI-2

            3  Princess Catharina of Sweden
               Born 6 June 1539 Stockholm
               Died 21 December 1610 Berum
               Married 1 October 1559
               Edzard II, Count von Ostfriesland 1540-1561-1599, son of
               Enno II, Count von Ostfriesland 1528-1540 and Countess Anna
               von Oldenburg, Regent of Ostfriesland 1540-1561
               Born 20 June 1532
               Died 1 March 1599

            4  Princess Caecilie of Sweden
               Born 6 November 1540 Stockholm
               Died 27 January 1627 Bruxelles
               Married 18 June 1564 Stockholm
               Christoph II, Markgraf von Baden-Rodemachern, son of
               Bernhard IV, Markgraf von Baden-Baden and Francoise de
               Luxembourg-Ligny
               Born 26 March 1537 Baden
               Died 2 August 1575 Rodemachern

            5  Prince Magnus of Sweden
               Duke of Ostgotland
               Born 25 July 1542
               Died 21 June 1595

            6  Prince Carl of Sweden
               Born 1544
               Died 1544

            7  Princess Anna Maria of Sweden
               Born 19 June 1545
               Died 30 March 1610
               Married 26 October 1563
               Georg Johann I, Pfalzgraf von Veldenz, son of Ruprecht,
               Pfalzgraf von Veldenz and Countess Ursula zu Salm, Wild-
               und Rheingraefin zu Kyrburg
               Born 11 April 1543
               Died 18 April 1592

            8  Prince Sten of Sweden
               Born 1546
               Died 1549

            9  Princess Sofie of Sweden
               Born 29 October 1547
               Died 17 March 1611
               Married 4 July 1568
               Magnus II, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg 1571-1574, 1581-1588, son
               of Franz I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg 1543-1581 and Duchess
               Sibylle of Saxony
               Born 1543
               Died 14 May 1603

            10 Princess Elisabeth of Sweden
               Born 5 April 1549 Kungsor
               Died 20 November 1597 Stockholm
               Married 14 May 1581 Stockholm
               Duke Christof von Mecklenburg-Schwerin, son of Albrecht
               V-VII "der Schone", Duke of Mecklenburg 1519-1547 & Guestrow
               1534-1547 and Markgraefin Anna von Brandenburg
               Born 30 June 1537 Augsburg
               Died 4 March 1592 Tempzin

            11 Carl IX
               King of Sweden 1604-1611
               Born 4 October 1550 Stockholm
               Died 30 October 1611 Nykoping
               Married (1) 3 May 1579 Heidelberg
               Princess Anna Marie von der Pfalz, daughter of Ludwig VI,
               Elector von der Pfalz 1576-1583 and Landgraefin Elisabeth
               von Hessen
               Born 24 July 1561 Heidelberg
               Died 29 July 1589 Eskilstuna nr Nykoping
               Married (2) 27 August 1592 Nykoping
               Princess Christine von Holstein-Gottorp, daughter of Adolf,
               Duke of Holstein-Gottorp 1544-1586 and Landgraefin Christine
               von Hessen
               Born 13 April 1573 Kiel
               Died 8 December 1625 Gripsholm
                         Children, Generation VI-3