A STRONG NATION

Rival nobles control different regions …

1200’s onwards
The Hansa League. 1300’s.
The Kalmar Union . (1397 - 1521 )
)
 The Stockholm Bloodbath. 1520
The new Danish King , Christian ll , had leading Swedish
nobility killed .
 “The father of the nation`
Gustav Vasa.
The son of one of the
nobles killed in
Stockholm led revolts
against the Danish .

He was later elected and

then crowned as King in
Uppsala Cathedral.
6th. June 1523 ,
Sweden’s national day .
But what makes a nation ?

?
Economics and finance
Removing “ outside control “ by other countries

By building up By diplomacy ;
military forces signing treaties
Getting control of the church
Getting finanical control
The Gustav Vasa Bible
 Uppsala Castle
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The monarchy became
hereditary in 1540
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVeOBod0gNs