1520s in Denmark
Events from the 1520s in Denmark.
Incumbents
- Monarch – Christian II (until 1523),[1] Frederick I[2]
- Steward of the Realm — Mogens Gøye (from 1523)
Events
1521
- 5 February – the Battle of Falun ignites the Swedish War of Liberation. Falun is captured by Swedish forces.
- early April – Danish and Norwegian forces are driven out of Brunnbäck following their defeat at the Battle of Brunnbäck Ferry.
- 29 April – Västerås is captured by Swedish forces after the defeat of Danish forces in the Battle of Västerås.
1523
- 27 May – Uppsala is captured by Swedish rebels after the defeat of Danish forced at the Conquest of Kalmar.
- 17 June – the Conquest of Stockholm drives out the last of the Danish forces from Stockholm.
- 7 August – Frederick I is crowned King after Christian II is forced to abdicate by the nobility.[1]
1524
- 1 September – the Denmark-Norway.
- Undated – Sæby is incorporated as a market town.
1525
- Hans Tausen begins preaching Lutheran doctrines in Viborg.[3]
- Tyge Krabbe succeeds Otte Krumpen as Marshal of the Realm.
Births
1520
- 7 January – Peder Oxe, statesman (died 1575)
- 10 May – Otte Rud, admiral during the Northern Seven Years' War (died 1565)
- 10 November – Dorothea of Denmark, princess of Denmark and Electress Palatine (died 1580)
- Undated – Christen Munk, Governor-general of Norway (died 1579)
1521
- 21 June – John the Elder, prince of Denmark and Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Haderslev (died 1580)
- November – Christina of Denmark, princess of Denmark and Duchess-consort of Milan (died 1590)
1524
- 14 October – Elizabeth of Denmark, princess of Denmark and a Duchess of Mecklenburg (died 1586)
1525
- 1 September – Christoffer Valkendorff, statesman (died 1601)
1526
- 25 January – Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, prince of Denmark (died 1586)
1528
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Undated
- Christen Munk (c. 1520), Governor-general of Norway (died 1579)
- Povel Huitfeldt (c. 1520), Governor-general of Norway (died 1592)
- Melchior Lorck (c. 1526), painter and printmaker (died c. 1583)
Deaths
- 8 December 1521 – Christina of Saxony, Queen consort of Denmark, Norway and Sweden (born 1461 in Saxony)
- 24 January 1522 – Roman Catholic archbishop of Lund
- 30 May 1526 – Morten Børup, educator and writer (born c. 1446)
References
- ^ a b "Christian II: Scandinavian king". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ^ "Frederick I: king of Denmark and Norway". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ^ Dreyer, RHC 2013, ' An Apologia for Luther: The myth of the Danish Luther: Danish reformer Hans Tausen and 'A short answer' (1528/29). '. i P Obitz (red.), The Myth of The Reformation, Refo500 Academic Studies vol. 9, Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, p. 211-232.
