Gustav Trolle
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The Most Reverend Gustav Trolle | |
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Roman Catholic | |
| Archdiocese | Uppsala |
| Appointed | 25 May 1515 |
| In office | 1515–1521 |
| Predecessor | Jakob Ulvsson |
| Successor | Johannes Magnus |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 1488 |
| Died | 1535 (aged 46–47) Fyn, Denmark |
| Buried | Schleswig Cathedral |
| Nationality | Swede |
| Parents | Eric Trolle Ingeborg Filipsdotter |
Gustav Eriksson Trolle (September 1488 – 1535) was
He was the son of
The Danish threat grew stronger, and Trolle was among those who spoke in favour of the Danish King. In 1520, Christian II of Denmark entered Sweden, and Trolle was rewarded by being reappointed Archbishop of Uppsala. He crowned Christian King of Sweden on 4 November, 1520. This, and subsequent events, supports the notion of the two having made a deal[citation needed] previous to Christian's conquest of Sweden.
Stockholm Bloodbath
Gustav Trolle presented a list of antagonists who had caused him to suffer and who had ordered the demolition of Almarestäket. King Christian gathered several people (some sources say 100, other say 20), and had them executed at the so-called
Christian returned home a few months later and Trolle was one of those put in charge of the government. But Trolle was unpopular, and in September the following year he was forced to leave Sweden, and move to Denmark where he lived for several years. In 1526 he then met with Christian in the Netherlands. Christian had been dethroned from Denmark, but was eager to get back in power. He renounced his Lutheran faith so that he could gain the support of the
After a few years of feuds, Trolle was mortally wounded in a battle at Øksnebjerg, in Fyn, Denmark, 1535. He was buried at the Schleswig Cathedral.
He was described by Olaus Petri as a stiff and obstinate man. For a long time after his death, he was regarded as a traitor to the Swedish people. This was also the prevailing view among the Swedish 19th-century historians such as Anders Fryxell.
References
- (in Swedish) Nordisk familjebok, in Swedish
External links
Media related to Gustav Trolle at Wikimedia Commons
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