, 11-25;
slaughter of, 113;
Gustavus admits foreigners into, 150;
usurps authority in Diet of Vesteras, 257;
its composition under Gustavus, 271;
is humbled by Gustavus, 273.

Cecilia, mother of Gustavus Vasa, 3-4.

Charles V. receives Christiern into Burgundian League, 80;
Norby enlists under, 200;
signs treaty with Sweden, 210.

Charles XII., his influence in Sweden, 220-221.

Christianity, introduction of, into Sweden, 5-6.

Christiern I., king of Denmark, 16-17.

Christiern II., king of Denmark, his character, 33-34;
his early life, 34;
his passion for Dyveke, 34-35;
his interview with Gustaf Trolle, 37-38;
attacks Sweden, 44-45;
is defeated by Sture, 45-46;
seeks to form truce with Sture, 48-50;
his expedition against Sweden, 50-51;
is defeated at Braennkyrka, 51-52;
treachery of, 53-54;
renews his efforts to recover Sweden, 57-58;
appeals to the pope, 62;
sails with his fleet to Sweden, 71-72;
lays siege to Stockholm, 76-77;
enters Stockholm in triumph, 77-78;
is crowned, 78-80;
slaughters the Swedish magnates, 81-83;
opposition to, 109;
is deposed, 112;
his failures, 117;
is charged with murdering Swedish bishops, 126;
opposition of Fredrik and Gustavus to, 147;
Norby's alliance with, 175 and 177;
his efforts to recover Sweden, 190-193 and 198-199.

Christina. _See_ Gyllenstjerna (Christina).

Christina, wife of King Hans, defends the castle of Stockholm, 22.

Christopher of Bavaria, is elected king of Sweden, 15-16.

Church, early encroachments of, 5-6;
sides with Denmark against Sweden, 17-25;
riches of, 122-124;
Gustavus oppresses, 149-150;
is taxed to pay Lubeck, 204;
Gustavus opposes her on grounds of faith, 221-245;
Gustavus deprives her of her power, 254-262;
humiliation of, 271.

Clement VII., pope, 136.

Coinage, debasement of, 107-108;
alterations in, 122 and note.

Copenhagen, youth of Christiern II. in, 34;
Norby proceeds to, 185;
Norby is asked to proceed to, 199.

Dalarne, rebellion in, 15;
Sten Sture gains support in, 20;
Svante Sture is supported by, 23;
description of, 85;
Gustavus seeks to rouse the people of, 85-87;
Gustavus is recalled by the people of, 88-89;
becomes the centre of the Revolution, 92;
hardihood of people of, 93;
Gustavus recruits forces in, 107;
grievances of, 153-154;
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