His father Sigismund, grandson of Gustav I of Sweden, had succeded his fater to the Swedish throne in 1592 only to be deposed from the by his uncle Charles IX of Sweden in 1599. This lead to a long standing feud where the Polish kings of the house of Vasa claimed the Swedish throne. Effects of this were the Swedish War[?] (1600-1629). Poland an Sweden where also on opposite sides in the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648).
Ladisalaus died in 1648 and was succeeded by his half brother and cousin Jan II Kazimierz.
Preceded by: Sigismund III | List of Polish rulers |
Succeeded by: Jan II Kazimierz |
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