Northern Seven Years' War
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The Northern Seven Years' War was fought between the Kingdom of Sweden and a coalition of Denmark–Norway, Lübeck, and Poland–Lithuania between 1563 and 1570. The war was motivated by the dissatisfacti
Frederick II of Denmark attacking Älvsborg Castle, 1563.
Frederick II (1534–1588), King of Denmark and Norway 1559–1588
Eric XIV (1533–1577), King of Sweden 1560–1568
Herluf Trolle in 1551
Kalmar Union
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The Kalmar Union was a personal union in Scandinavia, agreed at Kalmar in Sweden as designed by Queen Margaret of Denmark. From 1397 to 1523, it joined under a single monarch the three kingdoms of Den
Northern Seven Years' War
…and Poland–Lithuania between 1563 and 1570. The war was motivated by the dissatisfaction of King Frederick II of Denmark with the dissolution of the Kalmar Union, and the will of King Eric XIV of Sweden to break Denmark's dominating position. The fighting continued until both armies had been exhausted, and many…
Margaret I of Denmark
Christopher of Bavaria
Christian I of Denmark
Hans, King of Denmark