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Denmark will start with rebels on the island of Gotland. You don't need to ask support independence to big nations such as England and Muscovy. Bear in mind, due to the dynamic nature of the game, it may unfold differently for other players. The below is one of many player suggested strategies for Sweden. Sweden's achievements are about control of the Baltic Sea and its time as a major player in the Thirty Years' War. Sweden can however break free using its better land forces and strategic blocking using its navy. It's a Personal Union with Denmark as the major partner ruling over Sweden and Norway. Sweden starts in as a junior partner in the Kalmar Union. The Russian Principalities, the Polish and the Lithuanians are all long term natural rivals in this struggle, not to mention the Danish kingdom with which Sweden is currently united. Not to mention overcoming the Teutonic and Livonian Orders and others who are interested in controlling the Baltic trade. The sea routes are what binds the large Swedish kingdom together, from Kalmar to Viborg, and that is also how the bountiful Swedish iron and copper reach the continent.įor Sweden to achieve such dominion over the Baltics, a Dominium Maris Baltici, it will have to defeat not only German merchants but also get involved in the politics of the Holy Roman Empire. What is clear is that the control over the Baltic Sea and its many estuaries and ports will be imperative to the Swedish Kingdom. Time will make it clear if the Union of Kalmar can be mended, or if Sweden will walk its own way. The new king elected by Danes, Swedes and Norwegians is a foreigner with no local power base, Christopher von Wittelsbach, but the real power in the kingdom of Sweden lies with the Lord High Justiciar of Sweden, Karl Knutsson Bonde, and the Swedish nobility. An uprising that together with failed wars against the Hanseatic League led to the deposition of the Union King Erik, who has fled to the island of Gotland, leading a life as a local pirate rather than the king of the north. Tensions reached an all time high in the 1430's with the popular Engelbrekt rebellion forcibly ejecting Danish officials from the country. Many are weary of their hard-earned money being spent on Danish adventures in Northern Germany, wars that also disrupt trade and hinder the export of Swedish iron.

Authority has become centered in faraway Denmark, and the many conflicts with Lübeck and the Hanseatic cities have been quite costly. The union has however in many ways proved to be a disappointment to the Swedish nobles. The Kingdom of Sweden entered the Kalmar Union with Norway and Denmark willingly in 1397, eager to limit the influence of the German merchants of the Hanseatic League.