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Sweden in 1521

Historical records for Sweden in 1521, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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Other Events

1521Independence of SwedenGustavus I Vasa

House / House of Vasa

Gustavus I Vasa breaks free from the Kalmar Union & establishes the Swedish state

1521Independence of SwedenGustavus I Vasa

Dalarna · Warfare / Military

The Army of Dalarna elected him Regent of Sweden, where after two years of war followed, whereby the Danish troops are gradually defeated. Gathers a small army in Dalarna and becomes its leader

1521RegencyGustavus I Vasa

Dalarna · Warfare / Military

The Army of Dalarna elected him Regent of Sweden, where after two years of war followed, whereby the Danish troops are gradually defeated

Names involved

Gustavus I Vasa

Places involved

Dalarna

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.