Aftermath and Consequences
Sigismund was officially deposed from the throne of Sweden by a Parliament held in Stockholm on July 24, 1599. He was given six months to say whether he wanted to send his son Vladislav to Sweden as his successor, under the condition that the boy would be brought up in the Evangelical faith. Otherwise the Estates would look for a new king.
In February 1600, Duke Charles summoned the Estates of the Realm to Linköping. Since Sigismund had not provided a reply, the Estates elected Duke Charles as King Charles IX of Sweden. The consequences for those who had supported Sigismund were devastating. The most prominent among them were killed by the new King, in what was called the "Linköping Bloodbath".
During the winter and spring of 1600, Charles also occupied the Swedish part of Estonia, as the castle commanders had shown sympathies towards Sigismund. This occupation led to the Second Polish-Swedish War.
Read more about this topic: War Against Sigismund
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