Stegeborg Castle is a ruined castle in St Anna parish, Söderköping, Östergötland, located on an island in a narrow sound at the bay of Slätbaken.
Stegeborg Castle
Stegeborg at the bay of Slätbaken.
Stegeborg Castle in Suecia Antiqua et Hodierna, 1706. The image is not entirely reliable, but these pictures are the only ones depicting how the castle may have looked like before the demolition. The tower is also similar to that which remains today and the proportions are not too implausible.
13th-century walrus ivory chess bishop found at the castle
John III was King of Sweden from 1569 until his death. He was the son of King Gustav I of Sweden and his second wife Margaret Leijonhufvud. He was also, quite autonomously, the Duke of Finland from 1556 to 1563. In 1581 he assumed the title Grand Prince of Finland. He attained the Swedish throne after a rebellion against his half-brother Eric XIV. He is mainly remembered for his attempts to close the gap between the newly established Lutheran Church of Sweden and the Catholic Church, as well as his conflict with and murder of his brother.
Portrait by Johan Baptista van Uther, 1582
Gold coin of King John III
Image of King John on a wall of Stockholm Palace
Catherine Jagellonica
