Kalø Castle
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Kalø Castle is a ruined castle located in eastern Jutland, in Denmark, 20 km from the city of Aarhus within Mols Bjerge National Park.
Kalø Slotsruin med flok af kragefugle
Kaloe Castle Ruin lies on a peninsula 30 km north of Aarhus in Denmark
Cows and tourists
Easterly view from the castle across Egens Vig (Bight of The Oak).
Gustav Vasa
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Gustav Eriksson Vasa, 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 from 1521, during the Swedish War of Libera
Kalø Castle
…century and onwards, Kalø had a more peaceful role, as the local administrative center and state prison. King Christian II held the future Swedish king Gustav Vasa captive at Kalø during 1518-1519, until he escaped and fled to Lübeck, disguised as a common peasant. When King Frederick III converted the elective…
Portrait by Jakob Binck, 1542
Christian II, Gustav Vasa's main antagonist
Roggeborgen, in Strängnäs, was a central location during the events when Gustav Eriksson was elected king of Sweden.
Gustav Vasa examines the Finnish translation of the New Testament presented by Mikael Agricola.