Rebellion and a civil war in which the Swedish nobleman Gustav Vasa successfully deposed the king Christian II as regent of the Kalmar Union in Sweden. It began in 1521 and lasted until 1523 (about 2 years). The setting was Scandinavia. It was part of Dano-Swedish Wars. It led to independence and the Treaty of Malmö.
Before and after
- from 1520 to 1648Sultanate of Women
- 1520Stockholm Bloodbath
- 6 April 1520Death of Raphael
- from 30 June 1520 to 1 July 1520La Noche Triste
- from 1521 to 1523Swedish War of Liberation
- from 1521 to 1526Italian War of 1521–1526
- 18 April 1521Martin Luther defies the Emperor at the Diet of Worms
- 27 April 1521Death of Ferdinand Magellan
- 13 December 1521Birth of Sixtus V
More in Wars, politics & history
- from 1524 to 1525German Peasants' War
- from 1618 to 1648Thirty Years' War
- from 1642 to 1651English Civil War
- from 1652 to 1784Anglo-Dutch Wars
- 30 April 1707Acts of Union 1707
- from 17 May 1756 to 15 February 1763Seven Years' War
The era
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