Polish–Swedish union: Difference between revisions

[[War against Sigismund|Sigismund's campaign]] was poorly planned. He was unable to coordinate his troop movements with his supporters, particularly Fleming who was supposed to attack Charles from Finland. After initial successes (the taking of [[Kalmar]] and [[Battle of Stegeborg|defeating]] Charles' troops at [[Stegeborg]]), Sigismund's forces were defeated on September 25, 1598, at the [[Battle of Stångebro]], (also known as the battle of Linköping). Sigismund was captured and forced to hand over some of his followers such as the [[Chancellor of Sweden]], {{ill|[[Erik Sparre|sv|Erik Sparre (1550–1600)}}]]. In May 1599, Charles' forces captured the last fortress held by Sigismund, [[Kalmar]]. On 24 July 1599, the Riksdag in Stockholm officially dethroned Sigismund. The new King of Sweden was [[Charles IX of Sweden]], and the Polish–Swedish union was dissolved after barely seven years of existence. In March 1600, some of Sigismund's supporters were executed, including five [[senator]]s, in an event known as the [[Linköping Bloodbath]] ({{lang|sv|Linköpings blodbad}}).