Power Incarnate: The Royal Body at the Funeral of John III, King of Sweden, 1592

John III, king of Sweden, breathed his last in November 1592. In ordinary circumstances, the death of the king would have triggered immediate preparations for all the elaborate rituals of succession: the royal funeral and the coronation of John's successor. But conditions in Sweden in 1592 were...

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Main Author: Gonzalez, Joseph M. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sixteenth Century Journal Publishers, Inc. 2023
In: The sixteenth century journal
Year: 2023, Volume: 54, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 381-406
IxTheo Classification:CG Christianity and Politics
KAG Church history 1500-1648; Reformation; humanism; Renaissance
KBE Northern Europe; Scandinavia
NBP Sacramentology; sacraments
Further subjects:B John III, King of Sweden, 1537-1592
B Sweden
B Dead
B RITES & ceremonies
B Funerals
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