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The '''Swedish War of Liberation''' (1521-1523), ]: ''Befrielsekriget'', was a civil war in which the Swedish nobleman ] successfully deposed the Danish king ], as regent of the ] in ]. Gustav Vasa was elected the new king of Sweden on ], ] in the city of ] and in 1522 the ] city of ] allied themselves with the Swedish side. After the capture of Stockholm in June 1523, Sweden was effectively liberated and by September ] was also liberated. By the ] signed on ], ] Sweden ] from the Kalmar Union. The '''Swedish War of Liberation''' (1521-1523), ]: ''Befrielsekriget'', was a civil war in which the Swedish nobleman ] successfully deposed the Danish king ], as regent of the ] in ]. Gustav Vasa was elected the new king of Sweden on ], ] in the city of ] and in 1522 the ] city of ] allied themselves with the Swedish side. After the capture of Stockholm in June 1523, Sweden was effectively liberated and by September ] was also liberated. By the ] signed on ], ] Sweden ] from the Kalmar Union.

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Swedish War of Liberation
Part of Dano-Swedish wars
File:Desprez, Assault on Stockholm Castle.jpg
The assault on Stockholm Castle, 1523
Date1521-1523
LocationScandinavia
Result Swedish independence, dissolution of Kalmar Union
Belligerents
Sweden, Free City of Lübeck Denmark, Kalmar Union
Commanders and leaders
Gustav Vasa Christian II of Denmark
Dano-Swedish wars

The Swedish War of Liberation (1521-1523), Swedish: Befrielsekriget, was a civil war in which the Swedish nobleman Gustav Vasa successfully deposed the Danish king Kristian II, as regent of the Kalmar Union in Sweden. Gustav Vasa was elected the new king of Sweden on June 6, 1521 in the city of Strängnäs and in 1522 the Hanseatic city of Lübeck allied themselves with the Swedish side. After the capture of Stockholm in June 1523, Sweden was effectively liberated and by September Swedish Finland was also liberated. By the Treaty of Malmö signed on September 1, 1524 Sweden seceded from the Kalmar Union.

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