John, Duke of Östergötland

Prince John
Duke of Östergötland
Born18 April 1589
Uppsala Castle, Uppsala, Sweden
Died5 March 1618(1618-03-05) (aged 28)
Bråborg Castle, Bråviken, Norrköping, Östergötland, Sweden
Burial
SpousePrincess Maria Elizabeth of Sweden
IssueHans Johansson (ill.)
HouseVasa
FatherJohn III of Sweden
MotherGunilla Bielke

John of Sweden, Duke of Östergötland (Swedish: Johan; 18 April 1589 5 March 1618) was a Swedish royal dynast. He was titular Duke of Finland 1590–1606 and reigning Duke of Östergötland 1606–18.

His father was John III of Sweden and his mother was Gunilla Bielke. John's half-brother was King Sigismund III of Poland (1566–1632, reigned in Sweden in 1592–99, and in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1587–1632). His uncle was Charles IX of Sweden, who ruled from 1599 to 1611, and his first cousin was Gustav II Adolf of Sweden (1594–1632).