Editing Johan Banér (section)

==Early life==
Johan Banér was born at [[Djursholm|Djursholm Castle]] in [[Uppland]]. As a four-year-old he was forced to witness the execution of his father, the [[Privy Council of Sweden|Privy Councillour]] [[Gustaf Banér]], and uncle, [[Sten Axelsson Banér]] (also a Privy Councillour), at the [[Linköping Bloodbath]] in 1600, due to accusations of high treason by King [[Charles IX of Sweden|Charles IX]] because of their support of King [[Sigismund III Vasa|Sigismund]]. Though it was the father of King [[Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden|Gustavus Adolphus]] who had Banér's father executed, the two men developed a strong friendship from an early age, mostly due to Gustavus Adolphus reinstating the Banér family shortly after his coronation.{{citation needed|date=October 2012}}<!--For the whole paragraph-->