The Engelbrekt Rebellion
Fire the "The Engelbrekt Rebellion" event in Europa Universalis IV with the console command event flavor_swe.3217.
The Engelbrekt Rebellion
Fire this event with the event command and the event ID flavor_swe.3217.
What happens
Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson is a legendary and enigmatic figure in Swedish medieval history. In 1434 the peasants of Dalarna (The Dales) in Sweden had had enough of union king Erik's crushing taxes and brutal sheriffs. Led by Engelbrekt, the peasants and miners, supported by certain factions within the Church and gentry, rose up in open rebellion. They captured castle after castle and soon controlled the greater part of Sweden. Meanwhile, Erik Puke had joined Engelbrekt in revolt in Finland. For two years, Engelbrekt was the de-facto ruler of Sweden, but intrigue among the noblemen and infighting between Engelbrekt, Erik Puke and Karl Knutsson finally resulted in Engelbrekts murder at the hands of Måns Bengtsson Natt och Dag.
Player choices
When this event fires, The Engelbrekt Rebellion presents these options:
- Have Engelbrekt murdered
- Stand by the union
- Pick of the torch of freedom!