Skip to content
AudaStories
Open app
Stockholm Bloodbath
  • 1520
  • Sweden
  • Early modern era

Stockholm Bloodbath

1520 trial and executions

Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor · Commons · Public domain · Cropped & Resized

Preview

The Stockholm Bloodbath was a trial that led to a series of executions in Stockholm between 7 and 9 November 1520. The event is also known as the Stockholm massacre. The events occurred after the coronation of Christian II as the new king of Sweden, when guests in the crowning party were invited to a meeting at Tre Kronor castle. Archbishop Gustav Trolle, demanding economic compensation for things such as the demolition of Almarestäket's fortress, questioned whether the former Swedish regent Sten Sture the Younger and his supporters had been guilty of heresy.

Read the full article on Wikipedia

Image: Wikimedia Commons contributor, Public domain · Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0