Siege of Varberg information

The siege of Varberg was a Danish siege of the Swedish-occupied castle of Varberg in Halland, present-day Sweden (then part of Denmark-Norway) by Danish...

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he was endowed with Varberg Fortress, which he held until his death. He was admitted to the privy council upon the enthronement of Frederick I, and he...

cannonball on the first day. November 14 — The siege of Varberg Castle by Denmark ends after three days of shelling the Swedish defenders. November 26 —...

Rantzau's death in 1569 during the Siege of Varberg his brother Peter [de] took over the mansion. He tore down parts of the castle and started building what...

Engelbrekt rebellion against Eric of Pomerania. He is mentioned in 1436, during the siege of Varberg, as one of the commanders of the Swedish army. The same...

captured goods to her. During Meyer's siege of Varberg Fortress in 1535, she sent him a letter, which was taken by the King of Denmark and used as propaganda...

November 1568 – the Treaties of Roskilde were negotiated, but ultimately not ratified. November 1569 – Siege of Varberg 1561 6 January – Thomas Fincke...

cannonball on the first day. November 14 — The siege of Varberg Castle by Denmark ends after three days of shelling the Swedish defenders. November 26 —...

capture of Varberg Fortress in 1565. The Danish king, Frederick II, was delighted by news of the successful defence of Bohus. The 'Bohus Bang' is one of several...

of Varberg (August 28, 1565) Battle of Axtorna (October 20, 1565) Battle of Runafer (February 3, 1567) Fall of Pernau (June 9, 1565) Capitulation of Varberg...

place by a group of wealthy Swedes who would benefit from the blocking of a 17% wealth tax that Charles intended to introduce. In the Varberg Fortress museum...

nobility at Varberg on 15 August 1343. In violation of the Norwegian laws on royal inheritance, Magnus' younger son Haakon would become king of Norway, with...

battles of Varberg and Axtorna, where he was wounded, and in the Siege of Bohus. Sture fell into disgrace twice, due to Erik XIV's general distrust of the...

Baltic. When Danish-held Varberg surrendered to Swedish forces in 1565, 150 Danish mercenaries escaped the subsequent massacre of the garrison by defecting...

and Polish–Swedish wars) Siege of Varberg – 1569 – Northern Seven Years' War (Dano-Swedish War and Polish–Swedish wars) Battle of Stegeborg – 1598 – War...

include Varberg, with a ferry connection across the Kattegat to Grenaa in Denmark, and Göteborg, serving Frederikshavn at the northern tip of Denmark...

the early autumn of 1343, the most prominent members of the Norwegian Council of the Realm attended a meeting with Magnus at Varberg Castle. On 15 August...

Fort Zeelandia, Waterside, Paramaribo Landskrona Citadel Malmö Castle Varberg Fortress Älvsborg Castle Borgholm Castle Karlsvärd Citadel Bohus Fortress...

confront the Danes in Scania and marched north to Varberg to await more troops. Scanian War History of Scania Rystad, Göran (2005). Kampen om Skåne [The...

meet at what is billed as the "Olympics of Motocross". The event has been staged since 1947, where the team of Bill Nicholson, Fred Rist and Bob Ray, representing...

captured by Swedish troops at Varberg and changed allegiance to Sweden. De la Gardie quickly became a favourite of John III of Sweden and in 1569, after only...

of minor irregularities Christian II removed Krummedige of the command of Varberg Fortress as well as of all his Norwegian fiefdoms. As a result of this...

politician, former Minister of Energy, Utilities and Climate Jeanette Varberg (born 1978), archaeologist, curator at the National Museum of Denmark Johan Frederik...

religion. She and acted as the patron of the Order of the Carmelites as the benefactor of the Carmelite convent of Varberg, which was founded by her father...

Dano-Norwegian siege of the Swedish town of Marstrand and Carlsten fortress which took place between July 10 and July 16, 1719 during the end of the Great...