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1523

Centuries: 15th century - 16th century - 17th century

Decades: 1470s 1480s 1490s 1500s 1510s - 1520s - 1530s 1540s 1550s 1560s 1570s

Years: 1518 1519 1520 1521 1522 - 1523 - 1524 1525 1526 1527 1528

Events

April - Battle of Villalors[?] - Forces loyal to Emperor Charles V defeat the Comuneros[?], a league of urban bourgeois rebelling against Charles in Spain.
June - Gustav Vasa becomes King of Sweden, establishing finally its full independence from Denmark.

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