Events from the year 1592 in Sweden
Incumbents Monarch – John III then Sigismund
Events
8 July - The King's brother Duke Charles, is wed to Christina of Holstein-Gottorp in a ceremony attended by noted German travel writer and poet Michael Heberer, who pens a record of the events. 17 November - John III is succeeded by his son, the Polish electoral monarch Sigismund III Vasa, which create a personal union between Protestant Sweden and Catholic Poland. This is opposed by both the Royal Council and Duke Charles, who unite against him.
Births 17 January - Sigrid Banér, Swedish letter writer (died 1669) March - Clas Fleming (admiral), admiral and administrator (died 1644) 22 October - Gustav Horn, Count of Pori, soldier and politician (died 1657) July 20 - Johan Björnsson Printz, governor of New Sweden (died 1663) 29 December - Johannes Matthiae Gothus, professor (died 1670)
Deaths
17 November - John III, monarch (born 1537)
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