Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson
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Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson (1390s – May 4, 1436) was a Swedish statesman and rebel leader. He was the leader of the Engelbrekt rebellion in 1434 against Eric of Pomerania, king of the Kalmar Union.
Engelbrekt, who was probably of German origin, was a mine owner from Dalarna in Middle Sweden. Dissatisfied by misfits of the Danish local officials and the heavy taxes he started a rebellion by the support of the mine workers and the peasants of his home area.
In 1435 Engelbrekt was appointed commander of the national forces (rikshövitsman) at a Riksdag in Arboga that often is denoted as the first Riksdag in Sweden. However he was not able to withstand the Swedish nobility who wanted to exploit the rebellion and was forced somewhat in the background. On May 4, 1436 he was assassinated at Göksholm Castle on a peninsula in Lake Hjälmaren by Måns Bengtsson (Natt och Dag).
Posterity has regarded Engelbrekt as one of the great heroes of Swedish history and his rebellion has been viewed the start of the "national awakening" of the Swedes that triumphed by the victory of Gustav Vasa.
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