Stockholm Bloodbath
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The Stockholm Bloodbath was a 1520 mass execution of Swedish nobles and clergy in Stockholm, ordered by Danish King Christian II, which helped trigger the end of the Kalmar Union and the rise of Swedish independence.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Stockholm Bloodbath canonical | 8 |
| 1520 Stockholm Bloodbath | 1 |
| Stockholm massacre of 1520 | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
ⓘ
mass execution ⓘ political purge ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Stockholm Bloodbath
ⓘ
surface form:
Stockholm massacre of 1520
Stockholms blodbad ⓘ |
| chronologyWithin | late Kalmar Union period ⓘ |
| commemoratedAt |
Stortorget
ⓘ
surface form:
Stortorget in Stockholm Old Town
|
| commemoratedBy | historical accounts in Swedish chronicles ⓘ |
| country | Sweden ⓘ |
| endDate | 1520-11-10 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Swedish War of Liberation
ⓘ
accession of Gustav I of Sweden ⓘ establishment of the Vasa dynasty ⓘ |
| hasCause | power struggle within the Kalmar Union ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
Swedish War of Liberation
ⓘ
downfall of Christian II in Sweden ⓘ end of the Kalmar Union ⓘ rise of Swedish independence ⓘ |
| hasMotivation |
consolidation of Danish royal power in Sweden
ⓘ
elimination of political opponents ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Swedish ⓘ |
| legalPretext | charges of heresy against opponents of Archbishop Gustav Trolle ⓘ |
| location |
Stockholm
ⓘ
Stortorget ⓘ |
| numberOfVictims |
about 80
ⓘ
between 80 and 100 ⓘ |
| orderedBy | Christian II of Denmark ⓘ |
| partOf |
Dano-Swedish conflicts of the late 17th century
ⓘ
surface form:
Dano-Swedish conflicts
struggle over the Kalmar Union ⓘ |
| partOfHistoryOf |
Denmark
ⓘ
Kalmar Union ⓘ Sweden ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
Christian II of Denmark
ⓘ
Danish forces ⓘ |
| pointInTime | November 1520 ⓘ |
| religiousContext | conflict involving Catholic clergy ⓘ |
| result |
delegitimization of Christian II among Swedes
ⓘ
strengthening of anti-Danish sentiment in Sweden ⓘ |
| significantPerson |
Christian II of Denmark
ⓘ
Gustav Trolle ⓘ King Gustav I of Sweden ⓘ
surface form:
Gustav Vasa
Sten Sture the Younger ⓘ |
| startDate | 1520-11-08 ⓘ |
| victim |
Swedish clergy
ⓘ
Swedish nobles ⓘ Old Town, Stockholm ⓘ
surface form:
burghers of Stockholm
supporters of the Sture party ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Stockholm massacre of 1520
this entity surface form:
1520 Stockholm Bloodbath