Early Modern era · 1471

Battle of Brunkeberg

The Battle of Brunkeberg was fought on 10 October 1471 between the Swedish regent Sten Sture the Elder and forces led by Danish king Christian I. Sture won a decisive victory, weakening the Kalmar Union considerably and becoming the effective ruler of Sweden as Lord Regent for most of his remaining life.

Battle of Brunkeberg
Battle of Brunkeberg · Georg von Rosen, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
When
10 Oct 1471
Where
Stockholm
Era
Early Modern

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Before and after

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