Under which leader did Sweden leave the Kalmar Union in 1523?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Gustav Vasa
- Step 1: A Swedish revolt against the Danish king ended the union. Step 2. Gustav Vasa was elected king of Sweden in 1523. Answer: Gustav Vasa. Why not the others: Gustav II Adolf and Charles XII ruled in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, and Eric was the union king who was deposed earlier.
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