With his death, the royal House of Vasa became extinct in 1672, though the current King of Sweden, Carl XVI Gustaf, is descended from Gustav I through his paternal great-grandmother, Victoria of Baden.
Coa súa morte a familia real de Vasa extinguíuse en 1672, aínda que o actual rei de Suecia, Carlos XVI Gustavo, é descendente de Gustavo I a través da súa bisavoa paterna, Victoria de Baden.