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and ordered him to go out and work. The Danish soldier found it amusing and did not realise this "lazy farm boy" was in fact Gustav Vasa himself who managed to slip away from danger and escape death. There are many other stories about Gustav's close encounters with death, however it is questionable
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rebelled three times in the first ten years of Gustav's reign, as they considered the king to have been too harsh on everyone he perceived as a supporter of the Danish, and as they resented his introduction of Protestantism. Many of those who had helped Gustav in his war against the Danes became
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were issued to LĂĽbeck and its allied Hanseatic cities, who now were freed from tolls when trading in Sweden. An agreement, designed by LĂĽbeck negotiators, was made with the Danish defenders in Stockholm. On 17 June the rebels could enter the capital city. At
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Lübeck, the Hanseatic city joined the war against Denmark. The winter of 1523 saw the joint forces attack the Danish and Norwegian areas of Scania, Halland, Blekinge and Bohuslän. During this winter, Christian II was overthrown and replaced by
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in Finland was named after the royal house of Vasa in 1606. 18th century playwrights and librettists used his biography as the source for some of their works, including the 1739
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provinces held a strong regional power. He also laid the foundation for Sweden's professional army that was to make Sweden into a regional superpower in the 17th century.
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The Entry of King Gustav Vasa of Sweden into Stockholm
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2228:"Gripsholmstavlorna och den svenska renässansen"
1821:, on 22 August 1552, he married his third wife,
1743:Adolf Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
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993:Shortly after the events of 1523 in Strängnäs,
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2298:The Early Vasas: A History of Sweden 1523–1611
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1998:Brev av Gustav Vasa (Letters of Gustav Vasa)
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30:For other Swedish royalty named Gustav, see
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2332:The Rapier of Gustav Vasa, King of Sweden
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577:1599 with the Linköping Riksdag 1600 and
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2267:Gustav Vasa – Landsfader eller tyrann?
2099:Peterson, Gary Dean (1 January 2007).
672:". Gustav liked to compare himself to
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1985:"Gustav Vasa – Uppslagsverk – NE.se"
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1411:Gustav Ericsson Vasa in his old age
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1322:One of King Gustav's coins in 1556
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1918:. sweden.org.za. Archived from
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2310:Watson, Paul Barron (2011)
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1244:"Gustav Vasa"
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1234:
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1218:This section
1216:
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1201:Further reign
1200:
1198:
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1188:
1187:Martin Luther
1184:
1180:
1179:New Testament
1176:
1175:Protestantism
1172:
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1159:New Testament
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3195:
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3157:
3153:Wittelsbach)
3102:
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3062:Christian II
3054:
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3007:Charles VIII
2999:
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2976:Charles VIII
2968:
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2936:Charles VIII
2928:
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2888:
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2838:Kalmar Union
2734:
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2438:
2433:Christian II
2431:
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2394:Gustav Vasa
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2192:19 September
2190:. Retrieved
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1997:
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1979:
1959:
1947:. Retrieved
1936:
1924:. Retrieved
1920:the original
1909:
1897:. Retrieved
1887:
1866:
1844:
1835:City of Vasa
1816:
1812:Södermanland
1766:Östergötland
1712:
1697:
1682:
1673:
1658:Please help
1646:
1531:
1514:
1510:abolitionist
1498:
1492:
1481:Henry Brooke
1476:
1462:
1453:
1449:
1425:
1414:
1392:End of reign
1375:
1343:
1334:Peasants in
1333:
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1239:
1227:Please help
1222:verification
1219:
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1136:
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1117:
1094:
1085:
1070:Please help
1058:
1028:Malmö recess
1027:
1017:
1014:The war ends
992:
983:Carl Larsson
978:
945:
919:
890:
888:
857:
836:Joakim Brahe
828:
820:
809:
804:Christian II
789:Hemming Gadh
780:Ă–sterhaninge
772:Christian II
768:
743:
739:Södermanland
724:
709:
695:
684:wind players
677:
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599:
591:
556:
549:
522:Count's Feud
494:Almarestäket
484:
482:in LĂĽbeck.
468:Kalmar Union
453:
444:Kalmar Union
417:
409:
406:noble family
398:
394:
393:
158:(1560-09-29)
102:Christian II
60:Portrait by
43:
3434:Gustav Vasa
3369:1560 deaths
3364:1496 births
3197:Frederick I
3186:Charles XII
3149:ZweibrĂĽcken
3147:Palatinate-
3049:Eric Trolle
2959:Christian I
2809:Mecklenburg
2689:Charles VII
2525:Anund Jacob
2407:12 May 1496
1770:Carl (1544)
1597:Part five.
1585:Part four.
1573:Part three.
1497:. The name
1388:of Russia.
1313:Martin Rota
1171:Lutheranism
1140:Olaus Petri
981:, 1523, by
928:Frederick I
895:Lake Siljan
826:on 31 May.
793:Kalø Castle
750:Birger Jarl
410:Gustav Vasa
376:(1496–1523)
370:(1523–1560)
127:12 May 1496
98:Predecessor
62:Jakob Binck
49:Gustav Vasa
3358:Categories
3286:Charles XV
3269:since 1818
3261:Bernadotte
3237:Gustav III
3181:Charles XI
3123:Charles IX
3073:Gustav (I)
2786:Eric "XII"
2771:Magnus III
2730:Knut LĂĄnge
2595:Blot-Sweyn
2515:Eric "VII"
2444:1523–1560
2249:Ă…berg, Alf
2000:edited by
1899:19 January
1872:Charles IX
1852:Vasaloppet
1804:Charles IX
1561:Part two.
1549:Part one.
1534:watercolor
1469:Vasaloppet
1371:Robin Hood
1355:quartering
1346:Nils Dacke
1255:newspapers
1194:Henry VIII
1008:Tre Kronor
1004:Storkyrkan
873:Vasaloppet
854:In Dalarna
832:Stortorget
785:Copenhagen
706:Early life
663:Charles IX
649:under the
635:bureaucrat
631:autocratic
487:archbishop
323:Charles IX
163:Tre Kronor
139:Lindholmen
89:Coronation
3333:Norwegian
3225:1751–1818
3216:Oldenburg
3169:1654–1751
3133:Christina
3118:Sigismund
3096:1523–1654
2896:Eric XIII
2879:Eric XIII
2869:Eric XIII
2854:1389–1523
2817:1364–1389
2791:Magnus IV
2781:Magnus IV
2759:1250–1364
2736:Eric "XI"
2724:Eric "XI"
2675:Magnus II
2554:1160–1161
2006:Norstedts
2002:Nils Edén
1876:Per Brahe
1676:June 2020
1647:does not
1487:, due to
1285:June 2020
1189:in 1534.
1088:June 2020
1059:does not
1000:Midsummer
948:Strängnäs
891:hövitsman
694:. Today,
688:timpanist
518:Strängnäs
502:interdict
381:Signature
167:Stockholm
108:Successor
3296:Gustaf V
3291:Oscar II
3113:John III
3108:Eric XIV
3103:Gustav I
2861:Margaret
2844:indicate
2766:Valdemar
2713:Eric "X"
2698:Boleslaw
2619:Magnus I
2450:Eric XIV
2341:(1911).
2251:(1996)
2210:Archived
1968:Archived
1949:1 August
1926:1 August
1893:"Sweden"
1829:See also
1795:Elisabet
1731:Katarina
1722:John III
1707:Eric XIV
1384:against
1363:Blekinge
1010:palace.
915:Vadstena
903:Götaland
899:Västerås
816:bullocky
783:them to
659:John III
655:Eric XIV
619:Gustav V
571:nobility
561:and the
559:bailiffs
530:Lutheran
512:and the
496:on lake
395:Gustav I
374:Catholic
368:Lutheran
364:Religion
288:John III
283:Eric XIV
187:, Sweden
169:, Sweden
112:Eric XIV
3281:Oscar I
3024:John II
2846:regents
2842:Italics
2644:·
2642:Sverker
2586:Halsten
2571:Halsten
2561:Stenkil
2544:Stenkil
2385:. 1879.
2369:. 1905.
2296:(1968)
2183:History
1749:Cecilia
1668:removed
1653:sources
1528:Gallery
1359:SmĂĄland
1350:traitor
1336:SmĂĄland
1328:Dalarna
1269:scholar
1157:of the
1080:removed
1065:sources
1020:Finland
965:Te Deum
907:SmĂĄland
860:Dalarna
746:Gregers
735:Uppland
690:but no
596:As king
579:Karl XI
543:by the
535:by the
504:by the
498:Mälaren
472:Denmark
401:of the
267:
259:
245:
237:
233:
220:
212:
208:
193:Spouses
185:Uppsala
143:Uppland
134:Uppland
2824:Albert
2795:Haakon
2776:Birger
2751:Bjälbo
2718:John I
2605:Philip
2426:Vacant
2410:
2318:
2304:
2287:
2273:
2259:
2118:6 July
2109:
1758:Magnus
1628:Family
1517:kronor
1435:Legacy
1367:Kalmar
1271:
1264:
1257:
1250:
1242:
824:Kalmar
812:LĂĽbeck
686:and a
608:, and
567:clergy
552:nobles
474:, the
412:, was
397:(born
372:prev.
354:Mother
344:Father
174:Burial
147:Sweden
64:, 1542
3341:Also
3331:Also
3325:Also
2497:Munsö
2412:Died:
2405:Born:
1858:Notes
1786:Sofia
1473:Vaasa
1276:JSTOR
1262:books
961:choir
727:Sture
674:Moses
614:taxes
470:with
333:House
275:Issue
261:(
257:
239:(
235:
214:(
210:
77:Reign
3335:and
3088:Vasa
2867:) /
2647:Eric
2316:ISBN
2302:ISBN
2285:ISBN
2271:ISBN
2257:ISBN
2194:2022
2120:2013
2107:ISBN
1951:2018
1928:2018
1901:2015
1846:Vasa
1808:Duke
1774:Anna
1762:Duke
1651:any
1649:cite
1248:news
1063:any
1061:cite
909:and
868:Lima
866:via
864:Mora
737:and
714:and
661:and
621:and
506:Pope
462:and
403:Vasa
338:Vasa
153:Died
122:Born
2694:Kol
2187:BBC
1817:At
1810:of
1764:of
1662:by
1479:by
1231:by
1074:by
641:'s
581:'s
565:'s
3360::
2950:/
2927:/
2793:/
2696:/
2681:,
2625:,
2607:/
2588:/
2506:c.
2379:.
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2181:.
2004:,
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