Uppsala

city in Uppsala County, Sweden

7 dated entries naming Uppsala, drawn from 7 separate years between 985 CE and 1702 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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10th century

  • 985Battle of Fýrisvellir: King Eric the Victorious defeats a Swedish Viking army under Styrbjörn the Strong (his nephew) near Uppsala.source

12th century

  • 1164August 5 – Uppsala is recognized as the seat of the Swedish metropolitan, with the coronation of its first archbishop Stefan, by Pope Alexander III.source

13th century

  • 1246Katedralskolan in Uppsala is established beside Uppsala Cathedral as a seminary for the clergy (the founding year according to tradition).source

15th century

  • 1436May 4 – Swedish leader Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson is assassinated by aristocrat Måns Bengtsson while he is on his way to Stockholm for negotiations. Karl Knutsson Bonde temporarily holds the position of leader of Sweden alone. The first meeting of the Riksdag of the Estates of Sweden takes place afterwards, in Uppsala.source
  • 1441September 13 — The coronation of King Christopher II of Denmark as King Cristoffer of Sweden takes place in Uppsala.source

16th century

  • 1594February 19 – The coronation of Sigismund III Vasa as King of Sweden takes place at Uppsala.source

18th century

  • 1702May 16 – Much of the city of Uppsala, Sweden is destroyed in a fire.source

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