This is an old revision of this page, as edited by AnonEMouse (talk | contribs) at 15:38, 29 March 2007 (Added infobox, and image). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.
Revision as of 15:38, 29 March 2007 by AnonEMouse (talk | contribs) (Added infobox, and image)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)| Swedish War of Liberation | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of Dano-Swedish wars | |||||||
| File:Desprez, Assault on Stockholm Castle.jpg The assault on Stockholm Castle, 1523 | |||||||
| |||||||
| 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.
Battles
- Battle of Västerås (April 29, 1521)
- Conquest of Kalmar (May 27, 1523)
- Conquest of Stockholm (June 16-17, 1523)
  | This Swedish history-related article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |
 | This Danish history article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |
 | This article on military history is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |