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It seems that Gustav I also took the name Vasa from the heraldic symbol, though the Wikipedia article doesn't say so directly. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ho
by BurningFrog 4y ago
It seems that Gustav I also took the name Vasa from the heraldic symbol, though the Wikipedia article doesn't say so directly.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Vasa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Vasa
- rags2riches 4y agoGustav was known as "Gustav Eriksson" in his day, "Eriksson" being a patronym. Family names wasn't really a thing at the time, as coat of arms were. The form "Gustav Eriksson Vasa" first appears in the 17th century and simply "Gustav Vasa" isn't used before the 18th.