Events from the 1520s in Denmark.

Incumbents

* Monarch – Christian II (until 1523), Frederick I * Steward of the Realm — Mogens Gøye (from 1523)

Events

1521 * 5 February – the Battle of Falun ignites the

Swedish War of Liberation The Swedish War of Liberation (1521–23; sv, Befrielsekriget, lit=The Liberation War), also known as Gustav Vasa's Rebellion and the Swedish War of Secession, was a rebellion and a civil war in which the nobleman Gustav Vasa deposed King Chri ...

. Falun is captured by Swedish forces. * early April – Danish and Norwegian forces are driven out of Brunnbäck following their defeat at the

Battle of Brunnbäck Ferry The Battle of Brunnbäck Ferry ( sv, Slaget vid Brunnbäcks färja) was the first major battle in the Swedish War of Liberation, between rebels rallied by Gustav Vasa that had marched down from occupied Falun and Danish troops from Västerås. The ...

. * 29 April –

Västerås Västerås ( , , ) is a city in central Sweden on the shore of Mälaren, Lake Mälaren in the province of Västmanland, west of Stockholm. The city had a population of 127,799 at the end of 2019, out of the municipal total of 154,049. Västerås ...

is captured by Swedish forces after the defeat of Danish forces in the Battle of Västerås. 1523 * 27 May –

Uppsala Uppsala (, or all ending in , ; archaically spelled ''Upsala'') is the county seat of Uppsala County and the List of urban areas in Sweden by population, fourth-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm, Gothenburg, and Malmö. It had 177,074 inha ...

is captured by Swedish rebels after the defeat of Danish forced at the Conquest of Kalmar. * 17 June – the

Conquest of Stockholm The Conquest of Stockholm ( sv, Erövringen av Stockholm) was a battle in the Swedish War of Liberation that took place in Stockholm, Sweden on 17 June 1523. The Swedish forces had for a long time laid siege to Stockholm, which was the last D ...

drives out the last of the Danish forces from

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. * 7 August – Frederick I is crowned King after Christian II is forced to abdicate by the nobility. 1524 * 1 September – the

Treaty of Malmö The Treaty of Malmö ( sv, Malmö recess), signed on 1 September 1524, ended the Swedish War of Liberation. Denmark-Norway acknowledged the independent status of Sweden, which in turn renounced claims to Scania and Blekinge. The difficult que ...

officially ends the

(1521–1523), ending the

Kalmar Union The Kalmar Union (Danish language, Danish, Norwegian language, Norwegian, and sv, Kalmarunionen; fi, Kalmarin unioni; la, Unio Calmariensis) was a personal union in Scandinavia, agreed at Kalmar in Sweden, that from 1397 to 1523 joined under ...

between Denmark, Norway, and Sweden by acknowledging the independent status of Sweden and forming the union of Denmark-Norway. * Undated Sæby is incorporated as a market town. 1525 *

Hans Tausen Hans Tausen (Tavsen) (1494 – 11 November 1561) was the leading Lutheran theologian of the Danish Reformation in Denmark. He served as Bishop of Ribe and published the first translation of the Pentateuch into Danish in 1535. Background Ha ...

begins preaching Lutheran doctrines in Viborg.Dreyer, RHC 2013, ' An Apologia for Luther: The myth of the Danish Luther: Danish reformer Hans Tausen and 'A short answer' (1528/29). '. i P Obitz (red.), The Myth of The Reformation, Refo500 Academic Studies vol. 9, Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, p. 211-232. * Tyge Krabbe succeeds

Otte Krumpen Otte Krumpen (1473–1569)E.Ebg. in Westrin, Th. (ed.): ''Nordisk familjebok'', Stockholm, vol. XV (1911), p. 84. was a Danish bureaucrat, who was Marshal of Denmark from 1554 to 1567, and held seignory over various land holdings throughout hi ...

as Marshal of the Realm.

Births

1520 * 7 January – Peder Oxe, statesman (died

1575 __NOTOC__ Year 1575 ( MDLXXV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events January–June * January 21 – Queen Elizabeth I of England grants a monopoly on producin ...

) * 10 May –

Otte Rud Otte Ruud, born 1520, died 1565, was a Danish-Norwegian admiral during the Northern Seven Years' War, who died in Swedish captivity. He spent his youth in foreign military service, and then held different fiefs from the King. Called up to duty duri ...

, admiral during the Northern Seven Years' War (died

1565 __NOTOC__ Year 1565 ( MDLXV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events January–June * January 3 – In the Tsardom of Russia, Ivan the Terrible originates the opr ...

) * 10 November – Dorothea of Denmark, princess of Denmark and Electress Palatine (died

1580 __NOTOC__ Events January–June * January 31 – Portuguese succession crisis of 1580: The death of Henry, King of Portugal, with no direct heirs, leads to conflict between his potential successors, including King Philip II of ...

) * Undated –

Christen Munk Christen Munk (1520 – July 5, 1579) was a Danish born, Governor-general of Norway and county governor. Biography He came from Danish nobility and was the son of Hans Munk (died 1535) and Maren Christensdatter Spend (died 1543). He started h ...

, Governor-general of Norway (died

1579 Year 1579 ( MDLXXIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar, and a common year starting on Monday of the Proleptic Gregorian calendar. Events January–June * January 6 ...

) 1521 * 21 June – John the Elder, prince of Denmark and Duke of

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(died

) * November –

Christina of Denmark Christina of Denmark ( da, Christine af Danmark; November 1521 – 10 December 1590) was a Danish princess, the younger surviving daughter of King Christian II of Denmark and Norway and Isabella of Austria. By her two marriages, she became Du ...

, princess of Denmark and Duchess-consort of Milan (died

1590 Events January–June * January 4 – The Cortes of Castile approves a new subsidy, the '' millones''. * March 4 – Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange, takes Breda, by concealing 68 of his best men in a peat-boat, to ge ...

) 1524 * 14 October – Elizabeth of Denmark, princess of Denmark and a Duchess of Mecklenburg (died

1586 Events * January 18 – The 7.9 Tenshō earthquake strikes the Chubu region of Japan, triggering a tsunami and causing at least 8,000 deaths. * June 16 – The deposed and imprisoned Mary, Queen of Scots, recognizes Philip II of ...

) 1525 * 1 September – Christoffer Valkendorff, statesman (died

1601 This Epoch (reference date)#Computing, epoch is the beginning of the 400-year Gregorian leap-year cycle within which digital files first existed; the last year of any such cycle is the only leap year whose year number is divisible by 100. Jan ...

) 1526 * 25 January –

Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp Adolf of Denmark or Adolf of Holstein-Gottorp (25 January 1526 –1 October 1586) was the first Duke of Holstein-Gottorp from the line of Holstein-Gottorp of the House of Oldenburg. He was the third son of King Frederick I of Denmark and hi ...

, prince of Denmark (died

) 1528 * Dorothea of Denmark, princess of Denmark and Duchess consort of

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(died

) Undated *

(c. 1520), Governor-general of Norway (died

) * Povel Huitfeldt (c. 1520), Governor-general of Norway (died

1592 Events January–June * January 30 – Pope Clement VIII (born Ippolito Aldobrandini) succeeds Pope Innocent IX, who died one month earlier, as the 231st pope. He immediately recalls the Sixtine Vulgate. * February 7 – G ...

) * Melchior Lorck (c. 1526), painter and printmaker (died c.

1583 __NOTOC__ Events January–June * January 18 – François, Duke of Anjou, attacks Antwerp. * February 4 – Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg, newly converted to Calvinism, formally marries Agnes von Mansfeld-Eisleben, a form ...

)

Deaths

* 8 December 1521 –

Christina of Saxony Christina of Saxony (born Torgau, 25 December 1461 – died Odense, 8 December 1521), was Queen of Denmark, Norway and Sweden as the wife of King John. Life Early life Christina was engaged to John, King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, in 14 ...

, Queen consort of Denmark, Norway and Sweden (born 1461 in Saxony) * 24 January 1522 –

Didrik Slagheck Didrik Slagheck (died 24 January 1522) was a Denmark, Danish archbishop, military commander during the Swedish War of Liberation, and often pointed out as an active participant in the Stockholm Bloodbath. Slagheck was the illegitimate son of a We ...

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archbishop of

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* 30 May 1526 –

Morten Børup Morten Børup (1446–1526) was a Danish educator, cathedral cantor and Latin poet. Early life and education Born in Skanderborg, he first worked as a farm labourer, suffering considerable abuse. When he was 27 he fled to Aarhus, where he manage ...

, educator and writer (born c.

1446 Year 1446 (Roman numerals, MCDXLVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. It is one of eight years (CE) to contain each Roman numeral once (1000(M)+(-100(C)+500(D))+(-10(X)+50(L))+5( ...

)

References

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Years of the 16th century in Denmark