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Dano-Swedish War (1512–1520)
The Dano-Swedish War (1512–1520), is the name of the conflict that lasted 1512–1520 and was part of the Union Wars at the time of the Kalmar Union. The war was between the opponents of the union and the Danish king Hans, later his son Christian II, and ended in 1520 after Sten Sture the Younger died as a result of injuries at Battle of Bogesund and Christian II marched into Stockholm in September of the same year. Background When Svante Nilsson died in 1512, the 19-year-old son Sten Sture the younger took over the Reichsverweser. However, the pro-Danish Riksråd had elected Erik Trolle as Rikspreneur in January but was forced to withdraw that decision because Sten Sture the Younger than already had the common people on his side and controlled the most important strongholds. War 1512–1516 At the beginning of the year 1512, a formal state of war prevailed, but military activity was low. On April 23, 1512, a Treaty of Malmö (1512) was concluded, which was to l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Wars Between Denmark And Sweden
This is a list of wars between Denmark and Sweden. Broadly construed, it may refer to one of multiple wars which took place between the Kingdom of Sweden and the Kingdom of Denmark (from 1450 in personal union with the Kingdom of Norway) up to 1814: Mythological wars * Dag the Wise's war against Denmark, c. 300 * Jorund's war against Denmark, c. 400 * Healfdene's invasion of Sweden, c. 480 * Ale's invasion of Sweden, c. 490 Migration period Viking Age Middle Ages Kalmar Union Early modern period See also * Swedish–Norwegian War (1814) The Swedish–Norwegian War, also known as the Campaign against Norway (), War with Sweden 1814 (), also called the War of Cats or the Norwegian War of Independence, was a war fought between Sweden and Kingdom of Norway (1814), Norway in the s ... Notes References Works cited * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wars between Denmark and Sweden Denmark and Sweden Denmark history-related lists Sweden history-relate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erik Trolle
Erik Trolle (or Erik Arvidsson) (c. 1460–1530) was elected regent of Sweden in 1512, during the era of Kalmar Union. He was Justiciar of Närke and a Lord High Councillor of Sweden from 1487. Biography Erik Arvidsson was born around 1460 into an important family of high nobility and was apparently aiming at a clerical career. Erik's parents were lord Arvid Birgersson Trolle (died 1505) and his first wife Kerstin Jonsdotter (Gädda). His father had connected him to the powerful Thott family by marrying Beate Iversdatter Thott (died 1487) as his second wife in 1466. His last stepmother was his father's third wife Brita Turesdotter Bielke. Erik studied at the University of Rostock and University of Cologne, had positions as Canon in Uppsala and Linköping but was never ordained. Erik was elected Regent ('' riksföreståndare'') at the meeting of the High Council of Sweden in 1512 upon the death of regent Svante Nilsson, Lord of Ekesiö, but never actually took office, bei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |