Events from the year 1544 in Sweden Monarch – Gustav I (1523 - 1560) January 13- The Västerås arvförening declare Sweden to be a Hereditary monarchy,...

1544 (MDXLIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar, the 1544th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the...

in 1544. When Gustav Vasa broke the monopoly power of the Hanseatic League, he was regarded as a hero by the Swedish people. Furthermore, when Sweden...

from almost all parts of Sweden participated in the election at the stone of Mora from the 14th century. After 1544, the Swedish King was no longer elected...

March 1544) was the last functioning Catholic Archbishop in Sweden, and also a theologian, genealogist, and historian. Johannes Magnus was born in Linköping...

King of Sweden Karl Karlsson (1465–1468), son of Charles VIII, King of Sweden Prince Carl of Sweden (1544–1544), son of Gustav I, King of Sweden Prince...

(Swedish: Erik XIV; 13 December 1533 – 26 February 1577) was King of Sweden from 1560 until he was captured in a rebellion led by his brother John in 1568...

often credited as the founder of modern Sweden, and in 1544 he formally abandoned the previous elective monarchy in favor of hereditary succession. Initially...

of the Swedish Crown sets out the many titles of the monarch of Sweden since the creation of hereditary monarchy of the Kingdom of Sweden in 1544. Note:...

Sweden (Swedish: Sveriges grundlagar) are the four constitutional laws of the Kingdom of Sweden that regulate the Swedish political system, acting in...

In 1544, he abolished Medieval Sweden's elective monarchy and replaced it with a hereditary monarchy under the House of Vasa, which held the Swedish throne...

businessmen in charge, Sweden's economic strength grew rapidly, and by 1544 Gustavus controlled 60% of the farmlands in all of Sweden. Sweden now built the first...

burghers in charge, Sweden's economic strength grew rapidly, and by 1544 Gustav controlled 60% of the farmlands in all of Sweden. Sweden now built the first...

businessmen in charge Sweden's economic strength grew rapidly, and by 1544 Gustavus had support from 60% of the farmlands in all of Sweden. Sweden now built the...

Holstein as an imperial fief by the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III in 1474. In 1544, the so-called "one-third duchy" was ceded to Adolf, third son of King...

urban areas in Sweden as defined by Statistics Sweden on 31 December 2010. The official term used by Statistics Sweden is "locality" (Swedish: tätort) instead...

The Church of Sweden (Swedish: Svenska kyrkan) is an Evangelical Lutheran national church in Sweden. A former state church, headquartered in Uppsala, with...

Riksdag of the Estates (Swedish: Riksens ständer; informally Swedish: ståndsriksdagen) was the name used for the Estates of Sweden when they were assembled...

and an efficient helper in the introduction of printing into Sweden. There were also scholars, such as Johannes Magnus (died 1544), who wrote the "Historia...

Trolle (under Danish government) 1523–1544: Johannes Magnus (in exile after 1526) 1544–1557: Olaus Magnus (in exile) 1531–1573: Laurentius Petri (Nericius)...

was elected regent of Sweden in 1512, during the era of Kalmar Union. He was Justiciar of Närke and a Lord High Councillor of Sweden from 1487. Erik Arvidsson...

The law of Sweden is a civil law system, whose essence is manifested in its dependence on statutory law. Sweden's civil law tradition, as in the rest of...

was the name of the Archbishop of Sweden 1255–1267. Lars is a Swedish form for the Latin name Laurentius, which in English is Lawrence. This was the name...

country, along with whom new visions of royal power arrived in Sweden. During the 1544 Västerås Diet [fi; sv], the royalty was changed to hereditary and...

Christian monasteries and religious houses, both extant and dissolved, in Sweden, for both men and women. Contents A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R...

– Johannes Magnus, last Catholic Archbishop of Sweden (d. 1544) April 16 – Jungjong of Joseon (d. 1544) April 21 – Ulrich von Hutten, German religious...

registered working in Antwerp from 1544 to 1555 and in Sweden between 1556 and 1566, where he became court painter to Eric XIV of Sweden. He probably knew...

Johannes in 1544, Pope Paul III issued him as Johannes's successor as Archbishop of Uppsala; admittedly nothing more than a title, as Sweden was not Catholic...

(complete list) – Mengap, Mfon (1498–1519) Ngouh I, Mfon (1519–1544) Fifen, Mfon (1544–1568) Ngouh II, Mfon (1568–1590) Ngapna, Mfon (1590–1629) Chad...

The Sweden financial crisis 1990–1994 took place in Sweden when the deflation of a housing bubble caused a severe credit crunch and bank crisis and a deep...