Swedish War of Liberation

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The Swedish War of Liberation was an early 16th-century conflict in which Swedish forces led by Gustav Vasa broke away from Danish rule, ending the Kalmar Union and establishing Sweden as an independent kingdom.

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Swedish War of Liberation canonical 8
Swedish War of Independence 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf civil conflict in Sweden
independence war
war
alsoKnownAs Swedish War of Liberation
surface form: Swedish War of Independence
belligerent Denmark
surface form: Kingdom of Denmark

Swedish rebels
forces loyal to Christian II of Denmark
supporters of Gustav Vasa
cause opposition to policies of King Christian II
reaction to the Stockholm Bloodbath
resistance to Danish rule over Sweden
commander King Gustav I of Sweden
surface form: Gustav Vasa
conflictType secessionist war
countryAfterConflict Kingdom of Sweden
independent Sweden
endDate 1523
followedBy consolidation of the Swedish state
reign of Gustav I of Sweden
historicalPeriod early 16th century
opposingCommander Christian II of Denmark
Danish-appointed officials in Sweden
outcome Gustav Vasa crowned King of Sweden in 1523
partOf Scandinavian history
history of Sweden
place Sweden
precededBy Kalmar Union
primaryTheater Dalarna
Region Stockholm
surface form: Stockholm region

central Sweden
relatedTo Christian II of Denmark
King Gustav I of Sweden
surface form: Gustav I of Sweden

Kalmar Union
Stockholm Bloodbath
result Swedish victory
dissolution of the Kalmar Union in practice
election of Gustav Vasa as King of Sweden
establishment of Sweden as an independent kingdom
significance ended Danish dominance over Sweden
laid foundations for the modern Swedish state
marked the end of the Kalmar Union as a functioning political union
significantEvent capture of key Swedish castles from Danish control
siege and capture of Stockholm
uprising in Dalarna
startDate 1521

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Kalmar Union reasonForEnd Swedish War of Liberation
King Gustav I of Sweden conflict Swedish War of Liberation
subject surface form: Gustav I of Sweden
Kingdom of Sweden (1523–1611) follows Swedish War of Liberation
House of Vasa notableEvent Swedish War of Liberation
Stockholm Bloodbath hasEffect Swedish War of Liberation
Stockholm Bloodbath followedBy Swedish War of Liberation
Swedish War of Liberation alsoKnownAs Swedish War of Liberation
this entity surface form: Swedish War of Independence
Gustav Eriksson participatedIn Swedish War of Liberation
Vasa dynasty significantEvent Swedish War of Liberation