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Christopher of Poland and Sweden

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Christopher of Poland and Sweden

Original Name
Kristoffer Sigismundsson Vasa
Birth
Death
10 Feb 1598
Burial
Kraków, Miasto Kraków, Małopolskie, Poland Add to Map
Plot
Vasa Chapel
Memorial ID
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Prince. Of the Vasa Dynasty, this son of King Sigmund III and Queen Anne died at birth. His mother also died the same day of complications in childbirth, which is what made him widely known.
"Tell us, thou clear and heav'nly tongue:
Where are the babes but lately sprung?
Lie they the lily-banks among?"
- Robert Herrick
Prince. Of the Vasa Dynasty, this son of King Sigmund III and Queen Anne died at birth. His mother also died the same day of complications in childbirth, which is what made him widely known.
"Tell us, thou clear and heav'nly tongue:
Where are the babes but lately sprung?
Lie they the lily-banks among?"
- Robert Herrick


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