1542 in Sweden

none in Sweden Events from the year 1542 in Sweden Incumbents Monarch – Gustav I Events - The Dacke War, the largest peasant revolt in Swedish history led by Nils Dacke begins over the reformation and high taxationUppslagsverk - NE.se https://www.ne.se/uppslagsverk/encyklopedi/l%C3%A5ng/dackefejden 2026-07-20 www.ne.se - Kronoberg Castle and Växsjö falls to the rebels in JuneLanden kring sjöarna: en historia om Kronobergs län i mångtusenårigt perspektiv 1999 Smålands museum] 978-91-86870-10-2 Johansson Lennart Kronobergsboken [VäxjöGrimberg Carl 137 (Svenska folkets underbara öden / II. Äldre Vasatiden 1521-1611) https://runeberg.org/sfubon/2/0139.html 2026-07-20 runeberg.org sv - By November the revolt has spread over southern Sweden with all of Småland (except Kalmar), Öland and parts of Östergötland in rebel hands - Gustav Vasa if forced into a cease-fire with the rebels and Dacke serves as a de-facto independent leader in southern Sweden and he enforces reforms such as the reintroduction of the catholic mass, the abolishment of taxes and reopening of trade with Denmark - Internal disagreements between the rebels begins and Vasa begins an embargo of the rebel territoriesGrimberg Carl Svenska folkets underbara öden 1521 1611 Band II Äldre Vasa Tid 1959 P. A. Norstedt & Söners Sweden - Alliance between Sweden and France.H.M. Konungens tal vid statsbankett i samband med statsbesök från Frankrike https://www.kungahuset.se/arkiv/tal/2024-01-30-h.m.-konungens-tal-vid-statsbankett-i-samband-med-statsbesok-fran-frankrike live Kungahuset.se Births 25 June - Magnus, Duke of Östergötland, (died 1595)Magnus - Svenskt Biografiskt Lexikon https://sok.riksarkivet.se/sbl/Presentation.aspx?id=10145 2026-07-20 sok.riksarkivet.se Deaths Arvid Gustafsson Västgöte svSvensk Uppslagsbok Baltiska förlaget AB 1929 Lund References 1542 Category:Years of the 16th century in Sweden Sweden