1411
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- The building of Visborg castle on Gotland begins. [120.160]
1412
- October 28
- Queen Margaret dies on a ship in Flensburg. [1.77] [47.57] [48.87] [269.75] [303.209] (1421 [267.35])
1420
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- A cathedral castle in Uppsala is completed. It was started in 1270. [60.22]
1425
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- The document declaring a union of Sweden, Denmark, and Norway is moved from Oslo, Norway to Copenhagen, Denmark. [48.85]
1426
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- The League of Hanseatic merchants imposes an economic blockade on Sweden, during the war against Holstein. [1.77]
1430
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- Queen Filippa (wife of King Erik) dies. [48.88]
- St. Bridget's monastery at Vadstena is formally consecrated. [47.68]
1432
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- Miners of Bergslagen rise in revolt, under the leadership of mine-owner Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson. King Erik agrees to try to have the Hanseatic blockade lifted. [47.59]
- At the Council of Basel, Swedish Bishop Ragvaldi claims a Gothic-Scandinavian relationship. [48.11]
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- King Erik makes a truce with the Hansa towns. [1.78]
1434
- June
- Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson leads a second uprising in Bergslagen. They storm and burn the bailiff's castle of Borganäs. [1.78] [47.59] [48.90] [267.35] [327.8]
- (month unknown)
- Engelbrekt's forces take Västerås. [1.79] [48.90]
- Engelbrektsson and his force march toward Stockholm. [48.90]
- In Stockholm, Engelbrekt's forces agree to a truce with city commander Hans Kröpelin, until November. [48.90]
- August 16
- Engelbrekt's forces pass through Norrköping to Vadstena, to council in session, convincing them with threats to support their complaints and renounce allegiance to King Erik. [48.90] [327.13]
- September
- In Västergötland, Engelbreckt urges Bishop Thomas of Strängnäs and the lords of Uppland to take charge of a naval defence if King Erik's forces attack. [1.81]
- October
- King Erik's fleet arrives at Stockholm. [1.82]
- November
- In Stockholm, King Erik and Engelbrekt agree to a truce of one year. A court of the three Scandinavian countries is to arbitrate on the dispute. [1.82] [48.90]
1435
- January
- At a Council meeting in Arboga in Södermanland, the Council sets down terms of the future government of the country. Engelbreckt Engelbrecktsson is elected rikshövitsman (Guardian of the Realm). Other men are made responsible for specific provinces. Representatives of the clergy, nobility, and burghers also meet. (Some consider this Sweden's first riksdag meeting, though the peasants are not represented.) [1.82] [47.59,91] [48.90,111] [179.463] [267.35]
- May 3
- A joint commission of Danes and Swedes meet in Halmstad. The King and the Council reach an agreement to settle their dispute. Erik would again be recognized as king, provided he repledge to act according to Swedish law. [1.82] [48.90] [267.36]
- (month unknown)
- Karl Knutsson is appointed Earl Marshal. [267.36]
- October
- In Stockholm, a formal treaty is reached, ending the dispute between the King and the Council. [1.82] [48.92]
1436
- January
- At Arboga, at a great assembly, nobles air their discontent with the King. Again, the Council renounces allegiance to king. [1.83] [48.92.111] [267.36]
- Karl Knutsson and Elgelbrekt take Stockholm, and set siege to the castle. [1.84] [48.92]
- (month unknown)
- Karl Knutsson is elected commander, and Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson is given title of co-commander. [48.92]
- May 4
- On an island on Lake Hjälmaren near Stockholm, Måns Bengtsson, son of the lawman of Närke, kills Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson with an axe. [1.85] [47.59] [48.92] [267.36] [327.20]
- (month unknown)
- Earl Marshal Karl Knutsson Bonde issues a proclamation decreeing that Måns Bengtsson be protected from any prosecution for the death of Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson. [327.20]
- July
- In Kalmar, King and Council meet, Danish, Norwegian, and Hansa town representatives mediating. The Council again recognizes Karl as king, but he must follow the advice of Swedish council in Sweden, and can not name the heir to the throne. [1.86] [48.94]
- (month unknown)
- Stockholm castle is given to the two commanders of the realm, Krister Nilsson and Karl Knutsson. [48.94]
- September
- A treaty is drawn up by the Swedish Council to end the dispute with the King. [1.87]
- December
- Earl Marshal Karl Knutsson has four peasants burnt to death outside Västerås Castle. [327.52]
1437
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- Sweden suffers a famine winter. [327.42]
- February
- In Stockholm, Erik Nilsson Puke is beheaded for leading a revolt against the King. [327.27]
- (month unknown)
- A meeting of lords is held in Strängnäs. The Council of State issues and edict, the Strängnäs Decree. Days of compulsory labor are reduced by one-third, and children can no longer be taken from parents to be forced into the service of others. Peasants are banned from bearing weapons. [327.27,54]
- December
- Karl Knutsson Bonde threatens to march to Dalarna and chop off a hand and foot of every Daleman. (The threat is not carried out.) [327.27]
1438
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- Sweden suffers a famine winter. [327.42]
- Värmland revolt leaders Torsten Ingelsson and Jösse Hansson are burnt alive, and Fryksdal and Älvdal valleys are completely destroyed. [327.29]
- Karl Knutsson is appointed Marshal and Regent of Sweden, pending the election of a king. [1.88] [47.60] [48.94] [267.36]
1439
- March
- King Erik and Nils Stensson (uncle of Englebrekt's assassin) join forces against the Council. [1.88]
- July
- The Danish council renounces allegiance to the common king Erik, naming Duke Kristofer of Bavaria as next king of Denmark. [1.88] [48.95]
- (month unknown)
- King Erik is deposed from Sweden. [1.89] [47.60] [267.36] [268.83]
1440
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- Duke Kristofer becomes King of Denmark. [1.89]
1441
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- Swedish Regent Karl Knutsson retires from office. Council endorses Kristofer of Bavaria as King of Sweden. [1.89] [47.60] [48.95] [267.37]
1442
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- The Council of Norway also elects Kristofer of Bavaria as King. [48.95]
- The uniform law code for the kingdom is revised. [48.62,95]
1448
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- King Kristofer dies suddenly. [1.90] [47.60] [48.95] [267.37] [268.84]
- Karl Knutsson is elected King of Sweden. [47.60] [48.95] [327.55]
- King Karl creates the grand coat of arms (stora riksvapnet), with a golden cross on a dark blue background. [159.16]
- Norway also accepts Karl Knutsson as King. [48.95]
- Denmark elects Kristian of Oldenburg as new king. [48.95]
1449
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- Danish King Kristian I takes Gotland. [48.95] [120.73]
- Erik of Pomerania is expelled from Gotland. [120.160]
1450
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- Danish King Kristian I convinces Norway to renounce Karl Knutsson as king. [48.95]
1451
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- The Swedish and Danish kings agree that whoever should live longer would inherit the other's kingdom. [47.60]
- Danish forces, with support from the Hanseatic League and the Teutonic Knights, attack Sweden. [1.92] [47.60]
1452
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- Danish and Swedish leaders agree that on the death of both kings, a common choice would be made to re-establish the union of both countries. [48.95]
- Karl Knutsson's forces ravage Skåne, in revenge for the previous year's Danish attack. [1.92]
1457
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- The lords under Archbishop Jöns Bengtsson revolt against King Karl Knutsson, forcing him to flee to Danzig. [1.92] [47.60] [48.95] [267.38] [268.85]
- July 2
- Kristian of Oldenburg, King of Norway and Denmark, is elected King of Sweden, after agreeing to limitations on royal prerogative. [47.60] [48.96] [267.38] [327.56]
1463
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- King Kristian puts the Archbishop in prison. [47.61]
1464
- January
- Kettil Karlsson Vasa, bishop of Linköping, begins open opposition to the king. A rebellion against the King is organized. [47.61] [48.96]
- April
- At the Battle of Haraker in Västmanland, a peasant army under Bishop Kettil Karlsson Vasa of Linköping defeats King Kristian's army of legionaries. [1.93] [47.61] [327.57]
- August
- An assembly of the whole realm recalls Karl Knutsson from exile as King. (As this meeting includes representatives of all classes, some call this Sweden's first parliament.) [47.61] [48.95] [267.38] [268.86] [327.57]
- (month unknown)
- Bishop Kettil Karlsson proclaims himself Protector of the Realm. [267.38]
1465
- January
- Kettil Karlsson and Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna force Karl Knutsson to abdicate the thrown. Knutsson is given the fiefdoms of Raseborg and Korsholm in Finland. [47.61] [48.96] [267.38] [327.57]
- (month unknown)
- Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna and Kettil Karlsson assume administration of the realm. [48.96]
- Kettil Karlsson dies of the bubonic plague. An archbishop takes his place briefly, then he is replaced by Eric Axelsson. [267.38]
1466
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- At Nyköping, Ivar Axelsson marries a daughter of exiled king Karl Knutsson. At the same ceremony, Ivar's daughter marrier Arvid Trolle, magnate of Småland. [48.96]
- Jöns Bengtsson is ousted as an administrator, replaced by Erik Axelsson, brother of Ivar. [48.96]
1467
- November
- With the help of the Sture family and Ivar Axelsson, holder of much land and married to Knutsson's daughter, Karl Knutsson is again acclaimed King of Sweden. [1.95] [47.61] [48.96] [267.38] [268.86] [327.58]
1470
- May 15
- King Karl Knutsson dies. [1.95] [47.61] [48.97] [267.38] [327.58]
1471
- April 30
- At Arboga, Sten Gustavsson Sture, nephew to the late king, is chosen as governor, and regent. [47.61] [48.97] [267.38] [327.86]
- (month unknown)
- King Kristian of Denmark, with a large Danish and German army set sail for Stockholm. [47.61] [48.97]
- The Danish navy sets anchor outside Stockholm, and a truce is negotiated. [1.96] [48.97]
- October 10
- The Battle of Brunkeberg takes place, north of Stockholm, between forces of Sten Sture and Ivar Axelsson on one side, and forces of the Union King Kristian, German soldiers, and many Swedish nobles on the other. The Sture forces command a decisive victory. Danish King Kristian is forced to sail back to Denmark, and make peace. [1.96] [47.61] [48.97] [267.38] [268.86] [327.87]
- October 14
- Council revises municipal laws, declaring that town councils should consist exclusively of native Swedish men. [1.100]
- (month unknown)
- In commemoration of the win at Brunkeberg, a monument to St. George is erected in Stockholm's Storkyrken. [1.100]
1476
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- Sweden agrees to recognize King Kristian of Denmark as King of Sweden, under certain conditions. [47.62]
1477
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- The Church Council and the Pope grant permission for a University to be founded in Uppsala, the first in Scandinavia. [1.100] [47.68] [48.98,106,198,252] [238.250] [327.90]
1481
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- King Kristian of Denmark dies. His son Hans becomes new king in Denmark, who presses his claim to the Swedish throne. [47.62] [48.98]
- In Finland, Eric Axelsson dies. Brother Sten assumes control of Eric's fiefs, and gives Öland to brother Ivar. [1.102]
1483
-
- Ivar Axelsson attempts to oust Sten Sture, fails, moves to Gotland, and turns it over to Danish forces. [48.98]
- The first book printed in Sweden, in Latin, is Dialogus creaturarum optime moralisatus. [327.90]
- The Councils of the Scandinavian kingdoms draft the Halmstad Recess, an attempt to provide a Scandinavian constitution, which asserts the supremacy of the high nobility. [1.101] [48.98]
1484
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- At Kalmar, the Swedes accept the terms of the Halmstad Recess, with certain provisos. [1.101]
1493
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- King Hans of Denmark and Ivan III of Russia form an alliance against Sweden. [1.103] [48.99]
1494
-
1495
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- Russians invade Sweden through Karelia. [1.104]
- November
- Swedish forces in Viborg beat back the Russians. [1.104] [48.99]
1496
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- Svante Sture conquers Russian fortress Ivangorod opposite Narva. [1.105] [48.99]
1497
- March
- Sten Sture concludes peace with the Prince of Muscovy on Finland's border. Tsar Ivan III agrees to a six-year truce. [1.105] [47.62] [48.99]
- The council dismisses Sten Sture as leader. [47.62] [48.99] [327.93]
- (month unknown)
- King Hans of Denmark seizes the opportunity of disorder in Sweden, and launches attacks from the south and west. [48.99]
- The Danish fleet sails into Stockholm harbor, and Sten Sture's forces are defeated at Rotebro, outside Stockholm. [1.105] [48.99] [327.93]
- Sten Sture negotiates for peace with Hans, and is granted a fiefdom in Finland and Nyköping, and given a seat on Council. [47.62] [48.99]
- November 26
- King Hans of Denmark and Norway is acclaimed King of Sweden. [1.105] [47.62] [48.99] [267.39] [327.93]
1499
-
- King Hans' son Kristian is named heir to the Swedish throne. [1.105] [327.93]
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