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Who deposed Sigismund III Vasa in Sweden?

  • Gustavus Adolphus

  • Charles IX

  • Frederick I

  • Eric XIV

Answer

Charles IX deposed Sigismund III Vasa in Sweden. Sigismund attempted to re-Catholicize Sweden, leading to a rebellion led by his uncle, Charles. Charles was elected King of Sweden in 1604, and Sigismund was forced to flee the country.
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