29 Facts About Gustav Vasa

Gustav I, born Gustav Eriksson of the Vasa noble family and later known as Gustav Vasa, was King of Sweden from 1523 until his death in 1560, previously self-recognised Protector of the Realm from 1521, during the ongoing Swedish War of Liberation against King Christian II of Denmark, Norway and Sweden.

Gustav Vasa rose to lead the rebel movement following the Stockholm Bloodbath, where his father was executed.

Gustav Vasa worked to raise taxes and bring about a Reformation in Sweden, replacing the prerogatives of local landowners, noblemen and clergy with centrally appointed governors and bishops.

Gustav Vasa became the first truly autocratic native Swedish sovereign and was a skilled bureaucrat and propagandist, with tales of his largely fictitious adventures during the liberation struggle still widespread to this day.

Gustav Vasa I has subsequently been labelled the founder of modern Sweden, and the "father of the nation".

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Gustav Vasa liked to compare himself to Moses, whom he believed to have liberated his people and established a sovereign state.

Gustav Vasa founded one of the oldest orchestras of the world, Kungliga Hovkapellet ; thus Royal housekeeping accounts from 1526 mention twelve musicians including wind players and a timpanist but no string players.

Gustav Vasa was held in Kalø Castle where he was treated very well after promising he would not make attempts to escape.

Gustav Vasa himself was at the time staying at Rafsnas, close to Gripsholm Castle.

Gustav Vasa Eriksson had reasons to fear for his life and left Rafsnas.

Gustav Vasa travelled to the province of Dalarna, in what was then northwestern Sweden.

Gustav Vasa is supposed to have tried to gather troops among the peasantry in the province, but with little success initially.

The Privy Council and Gustav Vasa Eriksson knew the support from Lubeck was absolutely crucial.

Gustav Vasa stated he had to bow to what was described as the will of God.

At Midsummer, a grand entrance of king Gustav Vasa was arranged at Soderport, the southern gate of Stockholm.

The hopes Gustav Vasa had carried of winning further provinces were however scuttled.

Gustav Vasa sent a message to Pope Clement VII requesting the acceptance of a new archbishop selected by Gustav Vasa himself: Johannes Magnus.

Pope sent back his decision demanding that the unlawful expulsion of Archbishop Gustav Vasa Trolle be rescinded, and that the archbishop be reinstated.

Gustav Vasa got his troops, with whose help – and, not least, with paid German mercenaries – he managed to defeat the rebels in the spring of 1543.

Gustav Vasa gave a so-called "last speech" in 1560 to the chancellors, his children and other noblemen, whereby he encouraged them to remain united.

In Sweden, Gustav Vasa is considered to rank among the country's greatest kings, arguably even the most significant ruler in Swedish history.

Gustav Vasa is often described as a founding father of the modern Swedish state, if not of the nation as such.

Gustav Vasa'storians have nonetheless noted the often brutal methods with which he ruled, and his legacy, though clearly of great and lasting importance, is not necessarily viewed in exclusively positive terms.

In 19th-century Swedish history a folklore developed wherein Gustav Vasa was supposed to have had many adventures when he liberated Sweden from the Danes.

Memory of Gustav has been honored greatly, resulting in embroidered history books, commemorative coins, and the annual ski event Vasaloppet .

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The name Gustavus Vasa was given to Olaudah Equiano, a prominent Black British abolitionist.

Gustav Vasa used to be portrayed on the 1000 kronor note, until he was replaced by Dag Hammarskjold in June 2016.

Gustav Vasa has been regarded by some as a power-hungry man who wished to control everything: the Church, the economy, the army and all foreign affairs.

Gustav Vasa laid the foundation for Sweden's professional army that was to make Sweden into a regional superpower in the 17th century.