Gustav Vasa, often hailed as the father of modern Sweden, is one of the most distinguished figures in the nation’s history ... Gustav Eriksson, who would later become known as Gustav Vasa, was born May 12, 1496 ... Portrait of Gustav Vasa.
Sweden is recognized as a global leader in innovation ... This is the date on which Gustav Vasa was elected king in 1523, which laid the foundation of Sweden as a unified nation state, and on which a new, landmark constitution was adopted in 1809 ....
"We want Vasa to be preserved for the future," project manager Peter Rydebjork told AFP...Swedish king Gustav II Adolf (1611-1632), who commissioned the Vasa, wanted to use it so he could to control Poland's ports on the Baltic.
Google DoodleToday. Google Doodle on June 6 commemorates Sweden's National Day or the Sveriges Nationaldag. As per Google, on this day in 1523, Gustav Eriksson Vasa became Sweden's first king after leading the nation to independence from foreign rule.
Celebrated annually on June 6, Swedish National Day marks the accession to the throne of Gustav Vasa in 1523, which made Sweden an independent country free from the Danish-ruled Kalmar Union... Sweden. .
The VasaSki Club and Northern MichiganMountain BikingAssociation provide a large share of those volunteers ... Vasa itself is named after Swedish nobleman (and later king) Gustav Vasa, who famously escaped enemy soldiers during the winter of 1520-21.
The VasaSki Club and Northern MichiganMountain BikingAssociation provide a large share of those volunteers ... Vasa itself is named after Swedish nobleman (and later king) Gustav Vasa, who famously escaped enemy soldiers during the winter of 1520-21.
It was then that Gustav Vasa (future King Gustav I) supposedly fled on skis from the King of Denmark while rallying troops, before he went on to found the first independent Swedish state.
In the 1500s, Gustav Vasa flees from the Danish KingChristian II... they send out a group of men on skis to fetch Gustav back ... 400 years later, a ski race is started to honor Gustav Vasa's memory.
The Embassy of Sweden in Korea hosted Sweden Day 2023, Friday, to commemorate two major anniversaries for the Scandinavian country ― the 500th anniversary of the election of King Gustav Vasa in 1523 ...
in June 6, 1523, Gustav Vasa ascended to the throne marking the beginning of modern Sweden. When Gustav Vasa was crowned king in 1523, Sweden left the Kalmar Union with Denmark and Norway, and once again became independent.