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Reformation in Sweden
The Reformation in Sweden is generally regarded as having begun in during the reign of King Gustav I of Sweden, but the process was slow and was not definitively decided until the Uppsala Synod of , in the wake of an attempted Counter-Reformation during the reign of John III (–).
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The Swedish Reformation caused the Church of Sweden to break with the Roman Catholic Church. It is considered to mark the end of the Swedish Middle Ages. The Reformation resulted in both Sweden and Finland becoming Protestant countries, as the latter formed an integral part of Sweden at the time.
Background
Main article: Gustaf Trolle
The Catholic Archbishop of SwedenGustaf Trolle (and with the support of the Pope Leo X) was in conflict with regentSten Sture the younger and Sweden's parliament, the Riksdag (the parliaments demolition of the archbishop's Almare-Stäket castle in ).
Trolle was pro-union (the Kalmar Union) and was allied with Christian II who made a unionist