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'''Karl IX of Sweden''' (1550–1611) was a [[Monarchy in Sweden|king]] of [[Sweden]]. He belonged to the Vasa dynasty, the youngest son of [[Gustav Vasa]]. He came into power by deposing his nephew [[Sigismund Vasa|Sigismund]], who had tried to bring back [[Catholicism]] to the [[Lutheranism|Lutheran]] Sweden.
He was succeeded by his son [[Gustav II Adolf]], who would come to participate in the [[Thirty Years War]].
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