A bloody massacre in Stockholm’s city square set Sweden on a course for independence under the leadership of #GustavVasa. A master of the ethos of 16th-century monarchy, his legacy is complicated.
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#GustavVasa was elected king #OnThisDay in 1523, establishing #Sweden's independence & hereditary monarchy under the Vasa dynasty; he initiated the Protestant Reformation & began the process of building a centralized state... #SverigesNationalDag
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Unknown Artist
Portrait of #GustavI, King of Sweden (1496-1560), who was #BornOnThisDay
16th Century
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Unknown Artist
Portrait of #GustavI, King of Sweden (1496-1560), who was #BornOnThisDay
ca. 1557-8
Nationalmuseum
#GustavEriksson #GustavVasa #Vasa
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#GustavVasa was elected king #OnThisDay in 1523, establishing #Sweden's independence & hereditary monarchy; Gustaf initiated the Protestant Reformation & began building a centralized Swedish state; happy #SverigesNationalDag~! #Sverige
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Gustav Vasa
Gustav Eriksson was born #OnThisDay in 1496, becoming king of #Sweden in 1523 & ruling until his death in 1560; #GustavVasa was one of the ablest kings of Sweden, establishing its independence from Denmark & bringing about the #ProtestantReformation in Sweden...
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Today in 1560 the Swedish King Gustav Vasa died. He had a proper hipster beard and I never knew his haircut had inspired mum in the ones she gave me as a kid. Great man, more here https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustav_I_of_Sweden #hipster #gustavvasa
