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History of Stockholm
This is the history of the city of
Stockholm
, the capital of
Sweden
.
Timeline
1252
: The city is first mentioned
1350
:
The Black Death
enters the city
1388
: The city is given full
city rights
, as ratified by king
Albert of Mecklenburg
1419
: Stockholm becomes the capital of
Sweden
1471
: The
Battle of Brunkeberg[?]
is won by
Sten Sture the elder
, and the
Danish
are ousted.
1520
: The
Stockholm bloodbath
is perpetrated by
Christian II of Denmark
1521
:
Gustav Vasa
marches into Stockholm
1622
: First preserved map of Stockholm dates from this year
1697
: The old castle, Tre Kronor, burns to the ground
1719
: The city narrowly escape
Russian
invasion
See also
Gamla Stan
,
History of Sweden
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