Events from the year 1592 in Sweden
Incumbents
- Monarch – John III then Sigismund
Events
- - Wedding between the King's brother Duke Charles and Christina of Holstein-Gottorp.
- 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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