In 1587, Sigismund Vasa <unk> the son of John III of Sweden and Catherine Jagiellon <unk> won the election, but his claim was openly contested by Maximilian III of Austria, who launched a military expedition to challenge the new king. Complete the following sentence: In 1587, Sigismund Vasa <unk> the son of John III of Sweden and Catherine Jagiellon <unk> won the election, but his claim was openly contested by Maximilian III of Austria, who launched a military expedition to challenge the new king. <unk> <unk> <unk>
1588 defeat at the hands of Jan Zamoyski sealed Sigismund's right to the throne of Poland and Sweden. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ A devout Catholic with despotic tendencies, he hoped to restore absolutism and imposed Roman Catholicism during the height of the Counter-Reformation. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ In Poland, the Zebrzydowski rebellion was brutally suppressed.<unk> In Poland, the Zebrzydowski rebellion was brutally suppressed.