Nils Dacke was a Swedish yeoman who was the leader of a mid-16th century peasant revolt in the historic province of Småland in southern Sweden. The resulting Dacke War was fought against King Gustav I of Sweden of the Vasa family.
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Statue of Nils Dacke in Virserum
Nils Dacke memorial at Vissefjärda (The text reads: Memorial for the farmerleader Nils Dacke and his people that in this place the years 1542-1544 died in their fight for freedom, law and faith.
The stone is gathered from Dackes farm in South Lindön and raised by Vissefjärda local community association in the year 1973)
Nils Dacke's severed head. Drawing by the 16th-century chronicler Joen Petri Klint.About this person
Nils Dacke was a Swedish yeoman who was the leader of a mid-16th century peasant revolt in the historic province of Småland in southern Sweden. The resulting Dacke War was fought against King Gustav I of Sweden of the Vasa family. It was the most widespread and serious civil war in Swedish history and almost toppled the king.
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SwedenStatus
deceased
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Lived 1510 to 1543 · aged 33
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