tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4897554020551470090.post4349844215134643803..comments2024-02-14T19:25:38.935+01:00Comments on Trond Norén Isaksen: What to see: The funerary regalia of Gustaf I, Johan III and their queens, UppsalaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4897554020551470090.post-76860983426214455352012-08-07T20:06:39.964+02:002012-08-07T20:06:39.964+02:00Yes, he was known as "Gustaf Eriksson", ...Yes, he was known as "Gustaf Eriksson", "King Gustaf" and, of course, "the King". Until about a century ago he was usually known as "Gustaf I", but then people took to calling him "Gustaf Vasa". The King himself never used the surname "Vasa", so it cannot possibly have been due to any influence from him that noble families eventually began to use names derived from their arms.Trond Norén Isaksenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15744875538993319059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4897554020551470090.post-8496823803705909012012-08-07T16:17:10.790+02:002012-08-07T16:17:10.790+02:00King Gustaf I (in recent years popularly but unhis...<i>King Gustaf I (in recent years popularly but unhistorically known as “Gustaf Vasa”)</i><br /><br />How was he known during his lifetime? Gustaf Eriksson before his accession and King Gustaf afterwards? Incidentally, I recall reading that it was after his accession that Swedish nobles began to identify themselves with surnames; was this due to any influence of his?Enoreply@blogger.com