Independence of Sweden
Gustav is elected King at the riksdag in Strangnas, later been celebrated as the Swedish national holiday
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1523 in Sweden
Explore 11 historical events and records for Sweden in 1523.
Historical records for Sweden in 1523
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June
Succession
Gustav is elected King at the riksdag in Strangnas, later been celebrated as the Swedish national holiday
Other events (month unknown)
Abdication
Gustavus I Vasa & the Hanseatic League depose Christian II of Denmark
Constitution of Sweden
Labelled the founder of modern Sweden, and the "father of the nation", Gustav liked to compare himself to Moses, whom he believed to have also liberated his people and established a state. Becomes the first truly autocratic native Swedish sovereign, a skilled propagandist and bureaucrat who lays the foundations for a more efficient centralized Government
Election
Elected King of Sweden by the Diet, the Swedish Parliament in Stockholm
Hanseatic League
Gustavus I Vasa & the Hanseatic League depose Christian II of Denmark
Independence of Sweden
Gustavus I Vasa & the Hanseatic League depose Christian II of Denmark. Gustavus I Vasas uncle Frederick is elected King in Denmark
Succession
Largely unknown, becomes the ruler of a still divided country without a central Government
Succession
Succeeds as King of Sweden
Unification
Largely unknown, becomes the ruler of a still divided country without a central Government. Labelled the founder of modern Sweden, and the "father of the nation", Gustav liked to compare himself to Moses, whom he believed to have also liberated his people and established a state. Becomes the first truly autocratic native Swedish sovereign, a skilled propagandist and bureaucrat who lays the foundations for a more efficient centralized Government
Vasa Dynasty
Gustavus I Vasa founds the Vasa Dynasty, first monarch of the House of Vasa
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