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Also Known As Sigismund Vasa • Zygmunt Waza
Born June 20, 1566 • Sweden
Died April 30, 1632 (aged 65) • Warsaw • Poland
Title / Office king (1592-1599), Sweden • king (1587-1632), Poland
House / Dynasty House of Vasa • Jagiellon dynasty
Role In Zebrzydowski Rebellion

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