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conflict with Gustav I Vasa

In Gustav I Vasa: Early life.
…marriage with the family of Sture, which had supplied Sweden with three regents. Gustav fought in the army of Sten Sture the Younger against Christian II of Denmark in 1517–18 and was one of the hostages sent by Sten to Christian in 1518 as part of the terms of an…
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history of Sweden

In Sweden: Political conflict
After Charles’s death, Sten Sture the Elder was elected regent by the council; his army, including the Totts and their sympathizers, burghers, and men from Bergslagen, defeated Christian’s troops in the Battle of Brunkeberg on the outskirts of Stockholm (1471). During Sten’s rule, Uppsala University was founded (1477). When…
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