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Gustav Vasa addressing the Dalecarlians in Mora. Johan Gustaf Sandberg, oil on canvas, 1836.. The Swedish War of Liberation (1521–1523; Swedish: Befrielsekriget, lit. 'The Liberation War'), also known as Gustav Vasa's Rebellion and the Swedish War of Secession, was a significant historical event in Sweden.
Gustav Eriksson Vasa [1] (12 May 1496 – 29 September 1560), also known as Gustav I, was King of Sweden from 1523 until his death in 1560. [2] He was previously self-recognised Protector of the Realm ( Riksföreståndare ) from 1521, during the ongoing Swedish War of Liberation against King Christian II of Denmark, Norway and Sweden .
The House of Vasa or Wasa [2] (Swedish: Vasaätten, Polish: Wazowie, Lithuanian: Vazos) was a royal house that was founded in 1523 in Sweden.Its members ruled the Kingdom of Sweden from 1523 to 1654 and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth from 1587 to 1668.
The early Vasa era is a period in Swedish history that lasted between 1523–1611. It began with the reconquest of Stockholm by Gustav Vasa and his men from the Danes in 1523, which was triggered by the event known as the Stockholm Bloodbath in 1520, and then was followed up by Sweden's secession from the Kalmar Union, and continued with the reign of Gustav's sons Eric XIV, John III, John's ...
The rebellions were conducted by the peasantry of Dalarna against the Swedish monarch, King Gustav Vasa. Mutual reasons for all three rebellions were loss of support of Gustav I among the Dalecarlian peasantry because of the economic crisis, the increased royal power, and the unpopular Swedish Reformation .
Swedish Reformation (1 C, 17 P) Swedish War of Liberation (2 C, 6 P) Pages in category "Gustav Vasa" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
Entry of Gustav Vasa into Stockholm. After the Swedish War of Liberation against the Kalmar Union, Sweden had proclaimed itself as an independent state under Gustav Vasa. [2] [4] During the parliamentary meeting at Västerås in 1527, it was decided by Gustav Vasa that the state was to convert to Lutheranism, and in connection with this, he ordered the confiscation of the Church's silver. [5]
Gustav Vasa was a son of Erik Johansson, one of the victims of the executions. Vasa, upon hearing of the massacre, travelled north to the province of Dalarna to seek support for a new revolt. The population, informed of what had happened, rallied to his side. They were ultimately able to defeat Christian's forces in the Swedish War of ...