WHAT HAPPENED IN 1523.
Look what happened the 1523.

Christian II is forced to abdicate as King of Denmark and Norway. (20. January 1523)

Gustav Vasa, the Swedish regent, is elected king of Sweden, marking a symbolic end to the Kalmar Union. This is the Swedish national day. (6. June 1523)

Copenhagen is surrounded by the army of Frederick I of Denmark, as the city won't recognise him as the successor of Christian II of Denmark. (10. June 1523)

Johann Esch and Heinrich Voes become the first Lutheran martyrs, burned at the stake by Roman Catholic authorities in Brussels. (1. July 1523)

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