Swedish King Eric XIV's Parade Armor

Swedish King Eric XIV's Parade Armor

This armor may have been manufactured in Alboga, Sweden around 1562 and sent to Antwerp, Belgium for decoration by goldsmith Elisaeus Libaerts. This armor was worn by King Eric XIV on October 2, 1564, when he returned to Stockholm with his military entourage after launching a military operation in Blekinge, southern Sweden.