Family
Gustav's first wife was Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg (1513–1535), whom he married on 24 September 1531. They had a son:
- Eric XIV (1533–1577), Duke of Kalmar
On 1 October 1536, he married his second wife, Margareta Leijonhufvud (1514–1551). Their children were:
- John III (Johan III) (1537–1592), Duke of Finland
- Katarina (1539–1610), wife of Edzard II, Count of Ostfriesland. A grandmother of Anna Maria of Ostfriesland (and thereby an ancestor of Queen Victoria) and great-grandmother of Adolf Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.
- Cecilia (1540–1627), wife of Christopher II, Margrave of Baden-Rodemachern
- Magnus (1542–1595), Duke of Östergötland
- Carl (1544)
- Anna Maria (1545–1610), wife of George John I, Count Palatine of Veldenz
- Sten (1546–1547)
- Sofia (1547–1611), wife of Duke Magnus II of Saxe-Lauenburg
- Elisabet (1549–1598), wife of Christopher, Duke of Mecklenburg-Gadebusch
- Charles IX (Carl IX) (1550–1611), Duke of Södermanland
At Vadstena Castle on 22 August 1552 he married his third wife, Katarina Stenbock (1535–1621).
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