Siege

Siege of Tre Kronor

27 Oct 1501 – 19 May 1502 · 59.33° N, 18.07° E

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27 Oct 1501 – 19 May 1502
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Siege
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59.33° N, 18.07° E
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siege between the Kalmar Union and Swedish rebels

Siege of Tre Kronor

Siege between the Kalmar Union and Swedish rebels

The siege of Tre Kronor, or the siege of the Royal Castle in Stockholm, was a siege of the Tre Kronor Castle in Stockholm lasting from 17 October 1501 to 9 May 1502 between the Kalmar Union and Sten Sture the Elder's Swedish rebellion. The besieged unionists would suffer from food shortages, and Queen Christina of Saxony would issue a surrender on 5 May 1502 and would leave the castle on 9 May.

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