Editing Erik XIV (section)

==Family and descendants==

[[File:Catherine of Sweden (1568) by Eric XIV of Sweden c 1575.jpg|thumb|Karin Månsdotter as drawn by her husband]]

[[Image:Erik XIV, King of Sweden (Georg von Rosen) - Nationalmuseum - 18157.tif|thumb|[[Karin Månsdotter]], Erik XIV and [[Jöran Persson]] in [[Georg von Rosen]]'s painting of 1871]]
[[File:Raha; markka - ANT2-534 (musketti.M012-ANT2-534 1).jpg|thumb|150px|One of Erik's coins]]
Erik XIV had several relationships before his marriage.

With [[Agda Persdotter]]:

#[[Virginia Eriksdotter]] (1559–1633; living descendants)
#[[Constantia Eriksdotter]] (1560–1649; living descendants)
#Lucretia Eriksdotter (1564–after 1574) died young.

With [[Mistresses of the Swedish royal family|Karin Jacobsdotter]]:
#An unnamed child, died April 1565.

Erik XIV married [[Karin Månsdotter]] (1550–1612) on 4 July 1568; their children were:
# [[Princess Sigrid of Sweden|Sigrid]] (1566–1633; born before the marriage), lady-in-waiting, wife of two noblemen.
# [[Prince Gustav of Sweden|Gustaf]] (1568–1607; born before the marriage), mercenary 
#Henrik (1570–74)
#Arnold (1572–73)