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Riksdag of Västerås
- When
- 1527
- Where
- Västerås
- Part of
- Swedish Reformation
The Estates agreed to royal control of the church and confiscation of clerical assets.
In 1527, the Riksdag of Västerås, known as the Reformation Riksdag, granted the king mandate to confiscate clerical assets. It established that church offices required royal consent and subjected clergy to secular law, restricting sermons to biblical words.
Sources
- Reformation in Sweden Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-24
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