1522 in Sweden
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Government
- Christian II
- Last monarch to hold all three crowns (Denmark, Norway, and Sweden).[1]
- Reigned as King of Denmark and Norway from 1513 until 1523.
- He was briefly King of Sweden in 1521.[2]
- Last monarch to hold all three crowns (Denmark, Norway, and Sweden).[1]
- Gustavus I
Events
- - Ãrebro Castle is taken by the rebels.
- - Västerås Castle is taken by the rebels.
- - The Danish fleet burns à bo (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 Ãlvsborg.
- - The Swedish fleet rebuff another rescue expedition of Sören Norby to Stockholm.
Births
Deaths
- 22 July - Arvid Kurck, bishop (born 1464)
