Events from the year 1523 in
Sweden
Events
* May - The Swedes takes Kalmar from the Danes after the
Conquest of Kalmar.
* June - Gustav Vasa is elected King in
Strängnäs
Strängnäs is a locality and the seat of Strängnäs Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 15,363 inhabitants in 2020. It is located by Lake Mälaren and is the episcopal see of the Diocese of Strängnäs, one of the thirteen dioceses ...
and the
Kalmar Union is thereby formally dissolved.
* June - The city of Stockholm is taken by the Swedes after 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 ...
.
* June - Stockholm Castle is taken by the Swedes.
* June - Gustav Vasa make his formal entry to Stockholm and is celebrated as King.
* November - The last Danish-held stronghold in Sweden–Finland,
Viborg Castle, is taken by the Swedes.
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Deaths
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References
Years of the 16th century in Sweden
1523 by country
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