Children
He married, firstly, Anna Marie of Palatinate-Simmern (1561–1589), daughter of Louis VI, Elector Palatine (1539–1583) and Elisabeth of Hesse (1539–1584). Their children were:
- Margareta Elisabeth (1580–1585)
- Elisabeth Sabina (1582–1585)
- Louis (1583–1583)
- Catherine (1584–1638), married a prince of the Palatinate Zweibrücken, becoming mother of Charles X Gustav.
- Gustav (1587–1587)
- Maria (1588–1589)
In 1592 he married his second wife Christina of Holstein-Gottorp (1573–1625), daughter of Adolf of Holstein-Gottorp (1526–1586) and Christine of Hesse (1543–1604) and first cousin of his previous wife. Their children were:
- Christina (1593–1594)
- Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden (Gustav II Adolf) (1594–1632)
- Maria Elizabeth (1596–1618), married her first cousin Duke John, youngest son of John III of Sweden
- Charles Philip (1601–1622)
He also had a son with his mistress, Karin Nilsdotter:
- Carl Carlsson Gyllenhielm (1574–1650), Field Marshal
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