Hemming Gadh (c. 1450 – 16 December 1520) was a
Swedish
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Roman Catholic priest and Bishop of the
Diocese of Linköping
The Diocese of Linköping ( sv, Linköpings stift) is a diocese within the Church of Sweden administering the Östergötland County, the north eastern part of Jönköping County and the northern part of Kalmar County. It comprises nine deanerie ...
.
He was a staunch ally of
Sten Sture and a fierce opponent of
Denmark
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and the
Kalmar Union.
Biography
Hemming Olofsson Gadh was born around 1450 at Hossmo parish in
Kalmar County
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,
Sweden. He studied legal and ecclesiastical law at the
University of Greifswald
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and
University of Rostock
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. In 1479 he became
chancellor and secretary for
Henrik Tidemansson, Bishop of the
Diocese of Linköping
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. Gadh was later that year selected by
Sten Sture the Elder
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as an
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in
Rome
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.
He was a master in gaining well paid posts, which he did not take up, but rather sold for a good price. He did however choose to take up his new position when at the request of Sten Sture, he was elected as
bishop
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of the
Diocese of Linköping
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after his predecessor Henrik Tidemansson died in 1501.
He did not manage to get the post confirmed by the
Pope
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within the statuted three months. This had as a consequence the Spanish
cardinal Jacoubs Serra appointed as
administrator. In 1506 Gadh was
excommunicated
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by the Pope and in 1513
Hans Brask (1464–1538) gained the position as bishop.
During the
Dano-Swedish War (1501–1512) he led troops against Kalmar and worked as a Swedish ambassador in
Lübeck
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between 1510 and 1512.
He was captured by the Danes in October 1518. He was on King
Christian II
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's fleet to
Stockholm in 1520 and played a role in allowing the Danes entrance to the city. However the King did not trust the excommunicated bishop. After the
Stockholm massacre, he was taken to
Raseborg Castle
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in
Finland
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where he was
beheaded
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by order of King
Christian II of Denmark
References
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1450s births
1520 deaths
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16th-century Swedish politicians
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16th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Sweden
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16th-century executions by Denmark
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