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410 A History of Sweden
Founding of Uppsala University 1477
Battle of Brannkyrka, victory over Christian II by Sten
Sture the Younger 1518
Massacre of Stockholm 1520
War of Liberation under Gustavus Vasa begun 1521
Gustavus Vasa elected regent at Vadstena 1521
Surrender of Stockholm. Entrance of Gustavus Vasa 1523
Final dissolution of the Union 1523
Gustavus Vasa unanimously chosen king at Riksdag in
Strengnas June 6, 1524
Translation of the New Testament by Olavus Petri and
associates 1526
The Riksdag of Vesteras 1527
The fall of the commercial dominion of Liibeck 1537
The Dacke Insurrection 1542-1543
The Vesteras Succession Act. Sweden became a hereditary
monarchy 1544
Death of Gustavus Vasa. Succession of Eric XIV 1560
Deposition and Imprisonment of Eric XIV 1568
His brother John III succeeded to the throne 1568
The Northern Seven Years’ War 1563-1570
The Peace of Stettin 1570
Controversy over the Liturgy, adoption of the Red Book. . 1577
Death of Eric XIV 1577
Election of Sigismund to the throne of Poland 1587
Death of John III 1592
The Convention of Uppsala under the lead of Duke Charles 1593
The Coronation of Sigismund as king of Sweden 1593
Estrangement of the Council from Duke Charles and the
Estates 1595
The Battle of Stangebro. Flight of Sigismund 1598
Deposition of Sigismund by a Riksdag at Stockholm 1599
The Linkoping Slaughter (Blodbad) 1600
The Norrkoping Succession Act 1604
War with Russia begun 1609
War with Denmark begun (known as the Kalmar War) . . 1611
Death of Charles IX. Succession of Gustavus Adolphus. . 1611
Peace with Denmark at Knared 1613
Treaty of Stolbova with Russia 1617
First Riksdag Regulations adopted 1617
War with Poland. Siege and Capture of Riga 1621
Scene of the Polish War moved to Prussia 1626
Truce for six years between Sweden and Poland at Alt-
mark 1629
Sweden entered the Thirty Years’ War 1630
Gustavus Adolphus landed in Poxnerania 1630
Fall of Magdeburg under Tilly May, 1631
Battle of Breitenfeld Sept. 7, 1631
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