Events from 1531 in Sweden.
Incumbents Monarch – Gustav I
Events
- Laurentius Petri is appointed the first Lutheran Arch Bishop of Sweden. - Wedding between the King and Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg. - Olaus Petri writes the first Lutheran church service in Sweden. - The third of the Dalecarlian Rebellions begins.
Births
Sten Axelsson Banér (1531–1599) – He was a Swedish nobleman and a significant military leader.
Deaths
Nils Dacke (circa 1510–1543) – Although he died in 1543, he was a significant figure during the early 1530s. Bengt Nilsson (Oxenstierna) (circa 1480–1531) – A prominent Swedish noble and politician
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