Vasa dynasty
| House of Vasa Vasaätten Wazowie |
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| Royal house | |
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| Country |
 Sweden Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Tsardom of Russia
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| Estates |
Sweden Poland Finland Lithuania Estonia Latvia |
| Titles |
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| Founded | 1523 |
| Founder | King Gustav I of Sweden |
| Final ruler |
Sweden: Christina (1632–1654) Poland and Lithuania: John II Casimir (1648–1668) |
| Dissolution | Extinct in the agnatic line 1672 |
| Deposition |
Sweden: 1654 (abdication) Poland and Lithuania: 1668 (abdication) |
| Ethnicity |
Swedish Polish Lithuanian Austrian German |
Sweden: Christina (1632–1654)
Sweden: 1654 (abdication)
The House of Vasa (Swedish: Vasaätten, Polish: Wazowie, Lithuanian: Vaza) was an early modern royal house founded in 1523 in Sweden, ruling Sweden 1523–1654, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth 1587–1668 and the Tsardom of Russia 1610–1613 (titular until 1634). Its agnatic line became extinct in Poland with the death of King John II Casimir of Poland in 1672.
The House of Vasa descended from a Swedish 14th century noble family, tracing agnatic kinship to Nils Kettilsson (Vasa) (died 1378), fogde of Tre Kronor Castle in . Several members held high offices during the 15th century. In 1523, after the abolition of the Kalmar Union, Gustav Eriksson (Vasa) became King Gustav I of Sweden and the royal house was founded. His reign is sometimes referred to as the beginning of the modern state of Sweden, which included the King's break with the Roman Catholic Church during the Protestant Reformation and the foundation of the Church of Sweden.
However, his eldest son and successor Erik XIV of Sweden was overthrown by Gustav's younger son, King John III of Sweden John III married a Catholic Polish princess, Catherine Jagiellon, leading to the House of Vasa becoming rulers of Poland.
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