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Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson (1390s – 4 May 1436) was a Swedish nobleman, rebel leader and military leader of German ancestry. He was the leader of the Engelbrekt rebellion in 1434 against Eric of Pomerania , king of the Kalmar Union .
Apr 30, 2024 · Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson was a Swedish national hero who led a 15th-century rebellion against Erik of Pomerania, king of the united realms of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Of German origin, Engelbrektsson was a mine owner of the petty nobility from the Bergslagen area of Sweden.
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The Engelbrekt rebellion (Engelbrektsupproret) was an uprising during 1434–1436 led by Swedish miner and nobleman Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson and directed against Eric of Pomerania, the king of the Kalmar Union.
Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson var av en ursprungligen tysk släkt vilken idag kallas Engelbrektsätten, som senast under 1360-talet invandrat till Sverige. Fadern (Engelbrekt Englikoson) omnämns som frälseman 1392 och som bosatt på Norberg 1367, farfadern har felaktigt antagits ha anlagt nuvarande Ängelsberg, tidigare Englikobenning.
Apr 29, 2022 · ENGELBREKT (circa. 1390-1436) was the Swedish rebel and military commander, born in Bergslagen of an iron mining family of German ancestry. When the wars of Erik VIII of Pomerania disrupted the Swedish export of iron, he led a rebellion against the king.
Jul 17, 2023 · Engelbrekt was a nobleman with German roots who around 1432 was appointed to contact the king to protest against the bailiff of Västerås, the Dane Jösse Eriksson, who was known for his brutal methods of collecting taxes.
Oct 16, 2023 · Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson (1390s – 27 April/4 May 1436) was a Swedish nobleman, rebel leader and military boss of German ancestry. He was the leader of the Engelbrekt rebellion in 1434 against Eric of Pomerania, king of the Kalmar Union.
