The
Stockholm Bloodbath, or the
Stockholm massacre (Swedish:
Stockholms blodbad, Danish:
Det Stockholmske Blodbad), took place as the result of a successful
invasion of
Sweden by
Danish forces under the command of King
Christian II. The bloodbath itself was a series of events taking place between 7–9 November 1520, climaxing on 8 November, when around 80-90 people (mostly
nobility and
clergy supporting the
Sture party) were
executed, despite a
promise by King Christian for general
amnesty.