![File:Gustav Vasa (1496-1560), king of Sweden, 1550s, by Willem Boy (1520-1592). Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, Sweden.jpg - Wikimedia Commons File:Gustav Vasa (1496-1560), king of Sweden, 1550s, by Willem Boy (1520-1592). Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, Sweden.jpg - Wikimedia Commons](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c5/Gustav_Vasa_%281496-1560%29%2C_king_of_Sweden%2C_1550s%2C_by_Willem_Boy_%281520-1592%29._Nationalmuseum%2C_Stockholm%2C_Sweden.jpg)
File:Gustav Vasa (1496-1560), king of Sweden, 1550s, by Willem Boy (1520-1592). Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, Sweden.jpg - Wikimedia Commons
![On the 6th of June 1523, 500 years ago, Gustav Vasa was elected king of Sweden and founded the modern Swedish state and put a definitive end to the Kalmar Union. 6th On the 6th of June 1523, 500 years ago, Gustav Vasa was elected king of Sweden and founded the modern Swedish state and put a definitive end to the Kalmar Union. 6th](https://i.redd.it/on-the-6th-of-june-1523-500-years-ago-gustav-vasa-was-v0-s6q4qvwe9d4b1.jpg?width=3172&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f587435e47d4d1d29674bd21da52e723c683b325)
On the 6th of June 1523, 500 years ago, Gustav Vasa was elected king of Sweden and founded the modern Swedish state and put a definitive end to the Kalmar Union. 6th
![On the 6th of June 1523, 500 years ago, Gustav Vasa was elected king of Sweden and founded the modern Swedish state and put a definitive end to the Kalmar Union. 6th On the 6th of June 1523, 500 years ago, Gustav Vasa was elected king of Sweden and founded the modern Swedish state and put a definitive end to the Kalmar Union. 6th](https://i.redd.it/on-the-6th-of-june-1523-500-years-ago-gustav-vasa-was-v0-j5rvw6he7d4b1.jpg?width=400&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c0957c0e6a81698b1c0618f67007320181c22d1c)