Treaty of Malmö

The Treaty of Malmö (Swedish: Malmö recess) was an agreement between Frederick I of Denmark–Norway and Gustav Vasa of Sweden, signed on 1 September 1524, after the Swedish War of Liberation.[1] The negotiations were mediated by Lübeck.[2]

At the beginning of the negotiations, Frederick I raised the issue of re-establishing the Kalmar Union, but this was sharply rejected by Gustav Vasa and the question was not revisited later.[3]

The terms of the treaty were such that Denmark was to keep Blekinge and the Swedish troops were to hold Ranrike (Viken) until the issue was resolved.[4] By 1532, no agreement had been reached, and Ranrike was returned to Denmark–Norway in exchange for 1,200 guilders.

The question of Gotland was set aside and was to be decided by a committee of representatives from various Hanseatic cities in Lübeck at Pentecost the following year.[4] Until then, both Gustav Vasa's and Søren Norby's troops were to leave Gotland, and the island would remain with the party that held control over the fortress of Visborg on 1 September. As Norby remained in control of Visborg, and thus the island was to be controlled by Denmark.[4]

Gustav Vasa, who was heavily indebted to Lübeck, was deeply disappointed with outcome of the negotiations. The Treaty of Malmö is regarded as a turning point in Lübeck's relationship with Sweden, as Gustav thereafter sought to reduce the Hanseatic influence in Sweden.[1] Shared hostility towards Lübeck, combined with concerns over a possible return of Christian II, also contributed to a rapprochement between Sweden and Denmark.[4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Malmö recess 1524". Malmö stad. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  2. ↑ Ljungfors, Åke (1941). "Malmö recess 1524 och dess förhistoria" (PDF). Malmö Fornminnesförenings Årsskrift 1941 (in Swedish). 9. Malmö Fornminnesförening: 5–30.
  3. ↑ Sundberg, Ulf (2002). Svenska freder och stillestånd 1249-1814 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Hjalmarson & Högberg. pp. 195–197. ISBN 978-91-89080-98-0.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Roberts, Michael (1986). The early Vasas: a history of Sweden, 1523-1611. Cambridge: Univ. Press. pp. 48–51. ISBN 978-0-521-31182-3.

Other sources

  • Gary Dean Peterson (2014) Warrior Kings of Sweden: The Rise of an Empire in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries (McFarland) ISBN 9781476604114
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