Engelbrekt rebellion

Engelbrekt Rebellion
Part of Dano-Swedish War

Statue of Engelbrekt at Kornhamnstorg in Stockholm
Date1434-1436
Location
Result Swedish victory
Territorial
changes
Danish forces temporarily expulsed from Sweden
Belligerents
Sweden

Kalmar Union Kalmar Union

Commanders and leaders
Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson Denmark Eric of Pomerania
Bronze statue of Engelbrekt in Arboga. Sculpted by Carl Eldh, 1935
Engelbrekt Monument at Borganäs

The Engelbrekt rebellion (Engelbrektsupproret) was an uprising during 1434–1436 led by Swedish miner and nobleman Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson and directed against Eric of Pomerania, the king of the Kalmar Union. The uprising, with its center in Dalarna and Bergslagen, spread throughout Svealand and Götaland. The rebellion caused erosion within the unity of the Kalmar Union, leading to the temporary expulsion of Danish forces from Sweden.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Engelbrektsupproret". rickardlundquist.wixsite.com. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  2. ^ "Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson". Nordisk familjebok. 1881. Retrieved August 1, 2020.

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