Unknown Artist
Portrait of #EricXIV, King of Sweden (1533-77), who was #BornOnThisDay
ca. 1560s-70s
Nationalmuseum, Stockholm
#ErikXIV #Vasa
Attributed to #DomenicusVerwilt (fl. 1544-65)
Portrait of #EricXIV, King of Sweden (1533-77), who was #BornOnThisDay
ca. 1560s-70s
Nationalmuseum, Stockholm
#ErikXIV #Vasa
Attributed to #DomenicusVerwilt (fl. 1544-65)
Portrait of #EricXIV, King of Sweden (1533-77), who was #BornOnThisDay
ca. 1560s
Nationalmuseum, Stockholm
#ErikXIV #Vasa
Attributed to #DomenicusVerwilt (fl. 1544-65)
Portrait of #EricXIV, King of Sweden (1533-77), who was #BornOnThisDay
1561
Nationalmuseum, Stockholm
#ErikXIV #Vasa
Attributed to #StevenvanderMeulen (fl. 1543-68)
Portrait of #EricXIV, King of Sweden (1533-77), who was #BornOnThisDay
1561
Nationalmuseum, Stockholm
#ErikXIV #Vasa
Clothes worn by Nils Svantesson Sture, Erik Svantesson Sture and Svante Sture at the time of their murders, 24 May 1567
Sture Murders showcase what happens when absolute power is mixed with paranoia and unchecked mental illness. It was an absolute collapse of royal restraint.
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