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Gustav I of Sweden

1496 - 1560

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Gustav Eriksson Vasa (12 May 1496 – 29 September 1560), also known as Gustav I, was King of Sweden from 1523 until his death in 1560. He was previously self-recognised Protector of the Realm (Riksföreståndare) from 1521, during the ongoing Swedish War of Liberation against King Christian II of Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Gustav rose to lead the Swedish War of Liberation following the Stockholm Bloodbath, where his father was executed. Gustav's election as king on 6 June 1523 (the National Day of Sweden) and his triumphant entry into Stockholm eleven days later marked Sweden's final secession from the Kalmar Union. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gustav I of Sweden is the 19th most popular social activist, the 25th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 21st in 2019) and the most popular Swedish Social Activist.

Gustav I of Sweden, also known as Gustav Vasa, was the King of Sweden from 1523 to 1560. He is most famous for leading Sweden to independence from Denmark and for creating a strong central government.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Gustav I of Sweden ranks 19 out of 840. Before him are Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, Claus von Stauffenberg, Bertha von Suttner, Rosa Parks, Nicholas Winton, and Jean-Paul Marat. After him are Mary Harris Jones, Peter Kropotkin, Betty Williams, W. E. B. Du Bois, Élie Ducommun, and Sophia of Prussia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1496, Gustav I of Sweden ranks 1. After him are Hatice Sultan, Mary Tudor, Queen of France, Menno Simons, Sebastiano Venier, Dawit II, Claude, Duke of Guise, João de Barros, Johann Walter, and Angelo Beolco. Among people deceased in 1560, Gustav I of Sweden ranks 3. Before him are Francis II of France, and Philip Melanchthon. After him are Andrea Doria, Mary of Guise, Bartolommeo Bandinelli, Anastasia Romanovna, Joachim du Bellay, Imagawa Yoshimoto, Stańczyk, Domingo de Soto, and Melchor Cano.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Gustav I of Sweden ranks 25 out of 1,879. Before him are Ingrid Bergman (1915), Bridget of Sweden (1303), Tomas Tranströmer (1931), Sigismund III Vasa (1566), Ingvar Kamprad (1926), and Gustaf V of Sweden (1858). After him are Charles XV of Sweden (1826), Charles X Gustav of Sweden (1622), Charles XIII of Sweden (1748), Dieterich Buxtehude (1637), Ingrid of Sweden (1910), and Gustav III of Sweden (1746).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Sweden

Among social activists born in Sweden, Gustav I of Sweden ranks 1. After him are Axel Munthe (1857), Joe Hill (1879), Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson (1390), Sophie Adlersparre (1823), Greta Thunberg (2003), Katarina Taikon (1932), Gertrud Adelborg (1853), Ivan Betskoy (1704), and Isabelle Axelsson (2001).

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