{"slug": "gustav-vasa", "label": "Gustav Vasa", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustav_Vasa", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q52947", "qid": "Q52947", "description": "King of Sweden from 1523 to 1560", "entries": 23, "years": 18, "span": [1496, 1621], "span_label": ["1496 CE", "1621 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Deaths", "count": 7}, {"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 6}, {"title": "Births", "count": 4}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 2}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 2}, {"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 1}, {"title": "Crime & Justice", "count": 1}], "also_known_as": ["Gustav I of Sweden"], "related": [{"slug": "sweden", "label": "Sweden", "shared": 6}, {"slug": "kalmar-union", "label": "Kalmar Union", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "kingdom-of-france", "label": "Kingdom of France", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "finland", "label": "Finland", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "helsinki", "label": "Helsinki", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "erik-xiv", "label": "Erik XIV", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "stockholm", "label": "Stockholm", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "kalmar", "label": "Kalmar", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "john-iii-of-sweden", "label": "John III of Sweden", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1496, "year_label": "1496 CE", "section": "Births", "date": "May 12", "text": "May 12 – King Gustav Vasa of Sweden (d. 1560)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371631969#Births", "title": "1496", "revid": 1371631969, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 1513, "year_label": "1513 CE", "section": "Births", "date": "September 24", "text": "September 24 – Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg, queen of Gustav I of Sweden (d. 1535)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1363949569#Births", "title": "1513", "revid": 1363949569, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 1516, "year_label": "1516 CE", "section": "Births", "date": "January 1", "text": "January 1 – Margaret Leijonhufvud, queen of Gustav Vasa of Sweden (d. 1551)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368315851#Births", "title": "1516", "revid": 1368315851, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 1520, "year_label": "1520 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "May 31", "text": "31 May - Gustav Vasa return to Sweden at Kalmar.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367528560#Events", "title": "1520 in Sweden", "revid": 1367528560, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1521, "year_label": "1521 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "The Swedish Army was founded by Gustav Vasa.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369246997#Date_unknown", "title": "1521", "revid": 1369246997, "section": "Events › Date unknown"}}, {"year": 1523, "year_label": "1523 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "June 6", "text": "June 6 – Gustav Vasa is elected king of Sweden, establishing the full independence of Sweden from the Kalmar Union, which marks the end of the Kalmar Union. This event is also traditionally considered to be the establishment of the modern Swedish nation.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369561167#April–June", "title": "1523", "revid": 1369561167, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1528, "year_label": "1528 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "January 12", "text": "January 12 – Gustav I of Sweden is crowned king of Sweden, having already reigned since his election in June 1523.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369577446#January–March", "title": "1528", "revid": 1369577446, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1531, "year_label": "1531 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "September 24", "text": "September 24 – At the age of 35, King Gustav I Vasa of Sweden is married for the first time, taking Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg as his bride on her 18th birthday.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1359939156#July–September", "title": "1531", "revid": 1359939156, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1535, "year_label": "1535 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "April 20", "text": "April 20 – While King Gustav Vasa of Sweden is out of the country, an unusual atmospheric phenomenon, the Vädersol, appears in the sky over the Swedish capital of Stockholm, and last for two hours. Because of uncertainty about whether the vädersol is a sign of God showing favor or disapproval of the Protestant reformation and of King Gustav himself, the Evangelical Lutheran Archbishop Olaus Petri commissions Urban Larsson to document the event in a painting, the Vädersolstavlan.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369561145#April–June", "title": "1535", "revid": 1369561145, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1535, "year_label": "1535 CE", "section": "Births", "date": "July 22", "text": "July 22 – Katarina Stenbock, queen of Gustav I of Sweden (d. 1621)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369561145#Births", "title": "1535", "revid": 1369561145, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 1535, "year_label": "1535 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "September 23", "text": "September 23 – Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg, queen of Gustav I of Sweden (b. 1513)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369561145#Deaths", "title": "1535", "revid": 1369561145, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": 1543, "year_label": "1543 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "March 20", "text": "March 20 – King Gustav of Sweden leads troops in troops crushing Dacke's Rebellion, led by Swedish peasant Nils Dacke, with defeat coming at the Battle of Hjortensjon.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369357899#January–March", "title": "1543", "revid": 1369357899, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1544, "year_label": "1544 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "January 13", "text": "January 13 – At Västerås, the estates of Sweden swear loyalty to King Gustav Vasa and to his heirs, ending the traditional electoral monarchy in Sweden. Gustav subsequently signs an alliance with the Kingdom of France.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1359947848#January–March", "title": "1544", "revid": 1359947848, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1550, "year_label": "1550 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "June 12", "text": "June 12 – The city of Helsinki (now in Finland but known as Helsingfors in Sweden at this time) is founded by King Gustav I of Sweden.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369571608#April–June", "title": "1550", "revid": 1369571608, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1551, "year_label": "1551 CE", "section": "Crime & Justice", "date": null, "text": "King Gustav Vasa ordered the arrest and prosecution of individuals suspected of murdering his secretary using poison and sorcery. While the trials did not fully proceed in 1551, it marked a notable moment in the history of Swedish witch trials.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367228914#Events", "title": "1551 in Sweden", "revid": 1367228914, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1551, "year_label": "1551 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "August 26", "text": "August 26 – Margaret Leijonhufvud, queen of Gustav I of Sweden (b. 1516)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1352783865#Deaths", "title": "1551", "revid": 1352783865, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": 1554, "year_label": "1554 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Princess Cecilia Vasa, (1539 – 1554), Cecilia was the daughter of Gustav Vasa.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367229153#Deaths", "title": "1554 in Sweden", "revid": 1367229153, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": 1556, "year_label": "1556 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": null, "text": "Future King Prince John, younger son of King Gustav I of Sweden becomes Duke of Finland.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1320371006#Date_unknown", "title": "1556", "revid": 1320371006, "section": "Events › Date unknown"}}, {"year": 1560, "year_label": "1560 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "September 29", "text": "September 29 – Eric XIV becomes King of Sweden, upon the death of his father, Gustav Vasa.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1359957428#July–September", "title": "1560", "revid": 1359957428, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1560, "year_label": "1560 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "September 29", "text": "September 29 – King Gustav I of Sweden (b. 1496)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1359957428#Deaths", "title": "1560", "revid": 1359957428, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": 1560, "year_label": "1560 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "September 29", "text": "29 September - Gustav I, monarch (born 1496). After having suffered from declining health throughout the 1550s, Gustav ultimately died on September 29, 1560, at Tre Kronor castle, Stockholm. Gustav is renowned as the founder of modern Sweden.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1334658901#Deaths", "title": "1560 in Sweden", "revid": 1334658901, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": 1581, "year_label": "1581 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Gustav Vasa's third wife, Queen Catherine Stenbock. She was remembered for her efforts in managing the kingdom during Gustav's illnesses, and her patronage of arts and education.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1334659021#Deaths", "title": "1581 in Sweden", "revid": 1334659021, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": 1621, "year_label": "1621 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "December 13", "text": "December 13 – Katarina Stenbock, queen of Gustav I of Sweden (b. 1535)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1358440931#October–December", "title": "1621", "revid": 1358440931, "section": "Deaths › October–December"}}]}