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1522 in Sweden
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Events from the year 1522 in Sweden
Government
Christian II
Last monarch to hold all three crowns (Denmark, Norway, and Sweden).HISTORY OF SWEDEN Historyworld https://www.historyworld.net/history/Sweden/581?section=ToThe15thCentury#google_vignette 2026-04-21 www.historyworld.net
Reigned as King of Denmark and Norway from 1513 until 1523.
He was briefly King of Sweden in 1521.HISTORY OF SWEDEN Historyworld https://www.historyworld.net/history/Sweden/581?section=ToThe15thCentury 2026-04-21 www.historyworld.net
Gustavus I
Leader of the rebels who begin the 1521 uprising to overthrow Christian II.HISTORY OF SWEDEN Historyworld https://www.historyworld.net/history/sweden/581?section=16th17thCentury&heading=vasadynasty 2026-04-21 www.historyworld.net
Controls five Swedish provinces by July 1522.
Elected King of Sweden in June 1523.
Events
July 2015
- Örebro Castle is taken by the rebels.
- Västerås Castle is taken by the rebels.
- The Danish fleet burns Åbo (Turku).
- The Danish fleet under command of Søren Norby reach the besieged Stockholm.
- Gustav Vasa makes a treaty with Hanseatic Lübeck and establishes the Swedish fleet.
- Lübeck declare war against Denmark.
- Lübeck and Danzig form an alliance with Frederick I of Denmark against Christian II of Denmark.
- With the assistance of the fleet provided by their Hanseatic allies, the Swedes conquer all the strongholds in Sweden (including Finland) except for Stockholm, Kalmar and Älvsborg.
- The Swedish fleet rebuff another rescue expedition of Sören Norby to Stockholm.
Births
births in 1522
Category:1522 births
Deaths
July 2015
22 July - Arvid Kurck, bishop (born 1464)
References
1522
Category:Years of the 16th century in Sweden
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