The Library of historic characters and famous events of all nations . GUSTAVUS VASA was thefounder of modern Sweden,delivering it from the yokeof Denmark, and making im-portant social and political re-forms. He was born in theprovince of Upland, on the12th of May, 1495, and wasthe eldest son of Eric JohansonVasa, Governor of the islandof Aland. The sons name wasoriginally, according to Swed-ish practice, Gustavus Erics-son. In his childhood he wassent to the court of Steno Sture the Elder, to be brought up asa foster-son, according to a custom of those times among thenobility. At the age of th
The Library of historic characters and famous events of all nations . GUSTAVUS VASA was thefounder of modern Sweden,delivering it from the yokeof Denmark, and making im-portant social and political re-forms. He was born in theprovince of Upland, on the12th of May, 1495, and wasthe eldest son of Eric JohansonVasa, Governor of the islandof Aland. The sons name wasoriginally, according to Swed-ish practice, Gustavus Erics-son. In his childhood he wassent to the court of Steno Sture the Elder, to be brought up asa foster-son, according to a custom of those times among thenobility. At the age of thirteen, he was sent to the collegiateschool of Upsal ; but he did not remain there long. Sweden was then under the domination of Christian II.,the tyrannical King of Denmark, called the Nero of theNorth. At the age of nineteen, Gustavus was installed atthe court of the Regent Steno Sture the Younger, and tookpart in battles against the Danes. About 1518 Christianinvaded Sweden to subjugate the revolted Swedes; but he wasdefeated in a battle in which Gustavus carrie
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