Dano-Swedish War (1501–1512)

The Dano-Swedish War from 1501 to 1512 was a military conflict between Denmark and Sweden within the Kalmar Union.

Danish–Swedish–Hanseatic War
Part of Dano–Swedish Wars and the Danish-Hanseatic Rivalry

Svante Sture's War with Denmark
(Swedish imagination of 1888)
Date1501–12
Location
Scandinavia
Result

Treaty of Malmö: Sweden and Lübeck agree to pay contribution to Denmark

  • Sweden preserves its independence
  • Lübeck suffered a political and economic setback by the peace
Belligerents
 Sweden
Norwegian rebels
(1501-1504)
Free City of Lübeck
(1509-12)

 Kalmar Union

Commanders and leaders

 Sten Sture  
 Svante Sture
 Hemming Gadh
 Knut Alvsson  X

 Nils Ravaldsson (WIA)

 King Hans
 Queen Christina
 Prince Christian
 Søren Norby
 Henrich Krummedige

 Earl of Arran

The war began with a Swedish and a Norwegian revolt against King Hans and the siege of Queen Christina in her castle in Danish-held Stockholm.

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