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60-397: Hudiksvall was founded by King John III of Sweden in 1582. He had the inhabitants moved from the town Hudik, where his father Gustav Vasa had collected the trade- and craftsmen of Hälsingland in order to more easily collect taxes, to Hudiksvall by the shores of the bay. At the time, fishing and the trading of furs, skins, iron, copper and wood products were the main sources of income, and

120-523: A humid continental climate with a significant maritime influence. In the 1961-1990 reference period it was just above subarctic , but that border region has since moved somewhat further north. Considering how far north it is, the climate is comparatively mild, with warm summers and moderated winters with daytime highs often hovering around the freezing point. The town is the northernmost in Sweden to have January average highs above −1 °C (30 °F) and

180-665: A daughter Anna Vasa in addition to Sigismund, and from February 21, 1585 to Gunilla Johansdotter (Bielke) (1568-1597). John III was born at Stegeborg Castle on December 20, 1537, the son of Gustav I (Vasa) and his second wife, Margareta (Eriksdotter) Leijonhufvud. He was more than once the cause of his father's displeasure, especially when, as hereditary Duke of Finland Proper (since June 27, 1556), he sought to interfere in Livonian affairs behind King Gustav's back. Gustav had placed his son in Finland to secure Swedish territory in

240-546: A fact that created frictions to the Swedish clergy and nobility. However, the Archbishop soon had his new Church Order ratified, which he had already drawn up in outline during the reign of King Gustav, but had not obtained his approval. This Church Order emphasized continuity with older traditions. It also restored the medieval ecclesiastical organization, with essentially the same dioceses. In 1575, he gave his permission for

300-505: A few weeks with 1200 men and then surrendered on August 12, 1563, in exchange for the promise of a princely prison (the Siege of Åbo ). He was taken to Sweden and imprisoned at Gripsholm Castle , accompanied by his wife. When John and his wife were brought to Gripsholm on a ship, they passed through Söderport , where the executions of 30 of John's supporters took place. John remained a prisoner for more than four years. However, his imprisonment

360-595: A fierce temperament and great suspicion. But he lacked sharpness, firmness, prudence and a practical eye. John and his wife Catherine Jagiellon had ensured that their son Sigismund received a Catholic upbringing, probably to help him acquire the Polish crown. This aim was achieved in 1587, and John had thus given Sweden a new union , more unnatural than the one his father had torn apart (the Kalmar Union ), as Sweden and Poland often had directly conflicting interests in

420-460: A lot of time drawing up elaborate plans for buildings, only a small part of which were realized during his lifetime. "Building is our highest desire", writes John himself in one of many letters in which he gives orders to his architects and builders. He called in skilled builders, sculptors and painters from Germany and the Netherlands and also intervened himself, through his own drawings, in

480-611: A medieval guildhall which, since it was also given to the Finnish congregation, was long called Saint Henry 's church) were restored, while The Church of Saint Clare was built on the site of St. Clare's Priory , which had been demolished by Gustav I. Another new building was St. James' Church . Other churches he planned, such as a Trinity Church, were never built. John III built chapels in all his major castles , with Vadstena Castle partially preserved and Kalmar Castle still well preserved. In this ecclesiastical building activity,

540-458: A relationship with the lady-in-waiting Karin Hansdotter , with whom he lived between 1556 and 1561, and they had four illegitimate children during these years. When his brother Eric XIV became king and held on to royal rights, the brothers soon fell out. As Duke of Finland, he opposed the efforts of his half-brother King Eric XIV (1560–1569) to secure Reval and other East Baltic ports. It

600-516: A son. With his mistress Karin Hansdotter (1532–1596) he had at least four illegitimate children. John cared for Karin and their children even after he married Catherine Jagiellon, in 1562. He found Karin a husband who would care for her and the children. In 1561, she married nobleman Klas Andersson (Westgöthe), a friend and servant of John. They had a daughter named Brita. John continued supporting Karin and his illegitimate children as king, from 1568. In 1572 Karin married again, as her first husband

660-419: Is focused on the decoration itself: in the exterior on magnificent portals and windows, ornate gables and richly decorated spires , in the interior especially on the rich paneling and door frames . In particular, Sebastiano Serlio 's books on the art of building seem to have been a frequent source of inspiration. His own taste therefore came to assert itself in many ways, and he may justly be regarded as

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720-504: Is the coastal tipping point for regular average highs of 22 °C (72 °F) in summer. By east coast standards, Hudiksvall has a relatively wet climate with an annual precipitation rate averaging 646 millimetres (25.4 in) sometimes resulting in heavy snowfall during winters. The city has three exercise trails on either side of the town: in the West, at Fridhem, in the North, just above

780-462: The 1569 Plot , the Mornay Plot , and the 1576 Plot . Fear of his possible release constantly worried the king (compare Eric XIV) and led him, as early as 1571, to order the guards, in the event of the slightest danger of an attempted rescue or the like, to assassinate the captured king, and it was probably as a result of such an order that Eric XIV's life was ended in 1577. Even if this was not

840-687: The Gothic traditions, even in detail, lived on. The many castle and fortress projects were partly inherited from the time of Gustav I and Eric XIV, and partly started by John III. The Tre Kronor Palace in Stockholm was significantly extended and redecorated. The northern courtyard, including the castle church, was given the character it retained until the Castle Fire in 1697. The castle in Uppsala (the present southern part and its western extension)

900-481: The Storbergsmasten is located. Storbergsmasten is a 335 metre tall guyed mast for FM- and TV-transmission, which shares the first place as Sweden's tallest structure together with three other masts of same height. John III of Sweden John III ( Swedish : Johan III , Finnish : Juhana III ; 20 December 1537 – 17 November 1592) was King of Sweden from 1569 until his death. He attained

960-529: The gymnasium , and in the East at Björkberg, of which the East has hosted the Svenska mästerskap (English: Swedish Championship ) in cross country skiing a few times, most recently January 2005. In the western part of town there is also a ski slope, Hede, and in the North lies the trotting track Hagmyren. The city center features a swimming pool with a gym, a solarium and an indoor sports hall. In 1939 Glysisvallen

1020-598: The Baltic. He also soon came to regret his decision and vainly demanded the return of Sigismund to Sweden, which the high nobility opposed as they foresaw that this would lead to war with Poland, something Sweden after 28 years of war would find difficult to cope with. John responded with a political shake-up; instead of relying on the council aristocracy as before, he now sought the assistance of his brother Duke Charles, with whom he had been at bitter odds for most of his previous reign. The reasons for this had been many, but one of

1080-730: The Polish king as a pledge seven permanent castles in Livonia in return for an advance of 120,000 daler. Eric considered this agreement to be in direct conflict with the Articles of Arboga - which it was - and as soon as he learned of it he demanded that John give up the Livonian castles. When the Duke refused to do so, and even gave an evasive answer to the King's demand that he should declare definitely whether he would adhere to Sweden or Poland, he

1140-900: The Pope, which failed completely, partly because John's confidant in these matters, Peter Fecht , drowned during his trip to the Holy See in Rome. He also sought to enlist the help of the papacy in gaining release of his wife's family assets, which were frozen in Naples . Furthermore, he allowed Jesuits to secretly staff the Royal Theological College in Stockholm. From time to time, he was also at odds theologically with his younger brother Duke Charles of Sudermannia (afterwards Charles IX of Sweden ), who had Calvinist sympathies, and did not promote King John's Liturgy in his duchy. This

1200-544: The Swedish throne after a rebellion against his half-brother Eric XIV . He is mainly remembered for his attempts to close the gap between the newly established Lutheran Church of Sweden and the Catholic Church , as well as his conflict with and possible murder of his brother. He was also, quite autonomously, the Duke of Finland from 1556 to 1563. In 1581 he assumed the title Grand Prince of Finland . His first wife

1260-496: The air was healthier than in the city. But there was no improvement, and in high summer the condition worsened. He died in Stockholm on November 17, 1592, leaving his kingdom weakened by external and internal strife, in disorder and neglect, and for the immediate future threatened by the greatest dangers. John III is buried in Uppsala Cathedral . As king, John was oriented towards the Baltic, aiming to take control of

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1320-544: The appearance of cities. The cathedrals of Uppsala, Västerås , Linköping and Skara were restored to their former glory; in Finland, Turku Cathedral was restored and given a new chancel ; in Estonia, Reval (Tallinn) was restored. Among the more or less destroyed monastery churches that were renovated are Varnhem , Vreta Abbey , Alvastra , Askeby and Gudhem , and Naantali in Finland. In Stockholm, Storkyrkan , Riddarholmen Church and The German Church (originally

1380-531: The basis of the consensus of the first five centuries of Christianity ( consensus quinquesaecularis ). He was far from alone in listening to this message; both the Polish king Sigismund II Augustus and the emperors Ferdinand I and Maximilian II , who had multiple faiths in their empires, were also sensitive to it. John approved the publication of the Lutheran Swedish Church Order of Archbishop Laurentius Petri in 1571 but also got

1440-510: The case, the fact remains that John III did not shrink from the possible murder of his half-brother and that it was not against his will if it was carried out. John III often likened himself to his father for propaganda purposes, and in particular he tried to emphasize that while his father had "liberated Sweden" from the "bloodhound" Christian II , he had saved the population from the "tyrannical" Eric XIV, his own brother. He had some similar characteristics to his father and brothers; violent, with

1500-562: The center of the interesting art movement which arose during his reign. In the large circle of artists and craftsmen around John III there were some more prominent, such as the Swede Anders målare ("Anders Painter"), mostly active as a builder, Willem Boy , important both as a sculptor and architect (creator of John's tomb in Uppsala ), Vadstena architects Arendt de Roy and Hans Fleming . But John needed more skilled people. Among

1560-598: The church to approve an addendum to the church order in 1575, Nova ordinantia ecclesiastica that displayed a return to patristic sources . This set the stage for his promulgation of the Swedish-Latin Red Book , entitled Liturgia suecanae ecclesiae catholicae & orthodoxae conformis , which reintroduced several Catholic customs and resulted in the Liturgical Struggle , which lasted for twenty years, and attempts to negotiate with

1620-582: The city flourished. But the city lost its privileges for foreign trading in 1636, and its development was somewhat stalled for the next two centuries. It has been damaged by fires some 10 times, the most severe when it was burnt by the Russians during the Russian Pillage of 1719-1721 in 1721, whereafter only the church remained. The current street structure was applied in 1792 as part of the reconstruction necessitated by another fire. Hudiksvall has

1680-421: The counties were increased by up to 20 parishes. The counts were given jurisdiction over the county's population. John III was very interested in art, especially architecture. He was undoubtedly the most building-minded monarch Sweden ever had. Like his brother Eric, he was highly artistic and aesthetically gifted. However, his sense of beauty found its most obvious expression in the field of architecture. He spent

1740-445: The crown. When King Magnus Ladulås granted tax exemption, it was in return for an obligation, namely to provide horsemen. The majority of the frälse -men were actually wealthy peasants, lived much like them and were counted as commoners. Before John's time, it had been customary for the frälse who could no longer afford to fulfill their army service obligation to descend to the peasantry again. John's noble privileges began to blur

1800-577: The eastern Baltic from a Russian threat. John also cooperated with his brother Eric, and traveled to London on his behalf, while Eric looked after John's interests in Livonia. The marriage would have secured Swedish access to Western Europe. That mission failed, but in England John observed the reintroduction of Protestantism and the Book of Common Prayer (1559). The Finnish duke had liturgical and theological interests. During this time he also began

1860-618: The fall of 1567 (see the Sture Murders ), John's release was secured in October 1567, after which negotiations were begun for the Duke's restoration to his rights. John further initiated peace talks with Denmark–Norway and Lübeck to end the Scandinavian Seven Years' War but rejected the resulting Treaties of Roskilde in which his envoys had accepted far-reaching Danish demands. After two more years of fighting,

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1920-507: The first half of 1568 were likely to arouse John's fears that his newly won freedom would be taken away from him again. John therefore entered into an agreement with his brother Charles and some of the nobility for a joint rising against Eric's hated regiment. This revolt began in July and spread so rapidly that by mid-September the army of the dukes was already outside Stockholm, whose gates were opened to them on 29 September 1568. An important ally

1980-682: The football club ABK , the hockey club HHC and the floor hockey club Hudik/Björkberg. The most successful in recent years is the Hudiksvall sports club's ski section whose sprint skier Björn Lind won two Olympic gold medals in Turin in 2006. In the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver Daniel Richardson won an Olympic gold medal in the team sprint. The 2010 Vasalopp was won by Jörgen Brink . Outside of Hudiksvall in Forsa socken,

2040-485: The foreign masters he employed were the three members of the Pahr family of architects, originally from Lombardy , Franciscus Pahr , Johan Baptista Pahr and Dominicus Pahr, the former of whom had his name attached to Uppsala, the latter two to Borgholm and Kalmar castles, the stucco artist and master builder Antonius Watz, the chief builder of Finland and Livonia Peter Hertig, the carvers Markus Wulfrum and Urban Schultz,

2100-600: The growing Lutheran tendencies of the Church of Sweden under the influence of Duke Charles , and worked for a reunion with the Catholic Church and the Pope in Rome. John III was the son of King Gustav I of Sweden and his second wife Margaret Leijonhufvud . He was the brother of Charles IX and Magnus and half-brother of Eric XIV. He was married from October 4, 1562 to Catherine Jagiellon (1526-1583), with whom he had

2160-566: The history of the nobility; and special privileges were granted to the higher nobility which consolidated and developed the distinction between the various classes of the nobility which is of such profound significance in the history of the Swedish nobility . Although power was now in King John's hands, he did not feel secure on his throne as long as his captured half-brother was alive. Three plots were uncovered during these years to depose him:

2220-404: The line between the frälse and the commoners. They meant that nobles who were too poor to serve in the army could still retain a noble shield. John also appointed new counts and barons and granted large estates in land, called countships and baronies. These were to be inherited by the nearest male heir. During the reign of Eric XIV, only the counts had been given estates, and these were small. Now

2280-466: The most important had been that John III, as king, had sought to apply the same principles with regard to royal rights within Charles's principality that he had so ardently opposed as duke. In 1587 he had finally succeeded in persuading his brother to approve statutes very similar to the Articles of Arboga , which he himself had repealed in 1569, but judging from a proposal in 1590 for a new arrangement of

2340-510: The painters Johan Baptista van Uther and Arent Lambrechts, the stonemasons and sculptors Roland Mackle, Peter de la Koche, Lukas van der Werdt and others. Experts from abroad were also called in to help with agricultural matters, including foresters from the German principalities and Denmark. A particular aspect of John III's interest in building is his concern for the preservation of older monumental buildings. His zeal also extended to care for

2400-450: The princely rights, he gave up the claims he had previously stubbornly maintained after the break with the high nobility. Even his newfound friendship with his brother Charles soon cooled, however, and for the last few months of his life John III was completely alone. In the spring of 1592, he fell ill with a fever that made him very anxious. He hoped to get better by moving to a pleasure garden he had built on Skeppsholmen , where he thought

2460-564: The prolific building activity that he provoked in so many places. His surviving letters on building also show that he understood architecture and that he was familiar with the principles of the Italian Renaissance , specifically the High and Late Renaissance . In his letters he advises and admonishes his architects and builders, he corrects their drawings and revels in the details of architecture and decoration. Above all, his interest

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2520-450: The remaining Catholic convents in Sweden to start receiving novices again. All of this can be seen as an expression of the mediating theology that John was strongly influenced by, aimed at reducing the contradictions between the various rival faiths that were tearing Europe apart at the time. However, John himself was a learned follower of the mediating theologian George Cassander . He sought reconciliation between Rome and Wittenberg on

2580-558: The rich trade on Russia. After ending the Seven Years' War in 1570 and making peace with Denmark and Lübeck, he went to war with Russia. This war lasted with varying intensity until 1595. The capture of Narva in 1581 was his greatest military success. John's relations with the Church were initially good, although Archbishop Laurentius Petri hesitated for a long time before sanctioning the rebellion. In domestic politics, John showed clear Catholic sympathies inspired by his Polish wife,

2640-522: The said site was commissioned by his son Sigismund in Danzig (from the sculptor Willem van den Blocke ), but only came to Sweden in 1782 through Gustav III 's care and was erected in its present location in 1818, albeit with an incorrect arrangement, which was however redesigned by Agi Lindegren during the church's restoration in the early 1890s. The Finnish city of Pori uses Deus Protector Noster (John III's motto ) as its motto. A statue of Duke John

2700-543: The war was concluded without many Swedish concessions in the Treaty of Stettin . During the following years he successfully fought Russia in the Livonian War , concluded by the Treaty of Plussa in 1583, a war that meant a Swedish reconquest of Narva . As a whole his foreign policy was affected by his connection to Poland of which country his son Sigismund III Vasa was made king in 1587. However, Eric's actions in

2760-556: Was Bråborg Castle , intended as a widow's seat for Queen Gunilla, while Drottningholm (the older one, burnt down in 1661) was built on one of the islands of Lake Mälaren at the request of Catherine Jagiellon. The rebuilding of Turku Castle, Västerås Castle , Gävle Castle , Stegeborg Castle and Linköping Castle can also be mentioned. Fortifications were present at almost all the castles. More purely as fortresses were Älvsborg , Gullberg , Kronoberg Castle , Kexholm , Vyborg and other places, at which significant fortification work

2820-629: Was Catherine Jagiellon of the Polish–Lithuanian ruling family, and their son Sigismund eventually ascended both the Polish–Lithuanian and Swedish thrones. He ended the Northern Seven Years' War , but instead Sweden was drawn into the 25 Years' War with Russia, where minor gains were eventually made. He worked for closer relations with Poland. John III was interested in religion and culture . During his reign, he countered

2880-487: Was John's maternal uncle Sten Leijonhufvud , who was fatally wounded. At deathbed he was made Count of Raseborg . Eric XIV was taken prisoner, and immediately afterwards John had himself hailed as king by the city authorities and by those of the nobility and warriors who were gathered there. Shortly after this John executed his brother's most trusted counsellor, Jöran Persson , whom he held largely responsible for his harsh treatment while in prison. In January 1569, John III

2940-746: Was a relationship created by a series of acts and alliances between the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania that lasted for prolonged periods of time from 1385 and led to the creation of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth , or the "Republic of the Two Nations", in 1569 and eventually to the creation of a unitary state in 1791. Important historical events included: This Lithuanian history -related article

3000-417: Was built to include a soccer field, stadium, running track and outdoor hockey rink. In 1989 Hudiksvall received their first indoor hockey hall in the area, and in 2007 an artificial soccer field was built at Glysisvallen. In 1999, Hudiksvall also received a large modern indoor sports hall in the former sawmill located in the industrial area Håstaholmen. In addition, Hudiksvall have the sports club Strands IF ,

3060-437: Was closer to Poland, the perimeter of the courtyard was completed, the floors were laid out on the same level, and in the interior the costly decoration begun under Eric XIV was continued. Borgholm Castle, on the other hand, was Johan III's largest new building, with a completely regular plan, outstanding spaciousness and magnificence, and strong fortifications, but it was not completed during Johan III's reign. Another new building

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3120-432: Was executed for treason by Eric XIV in 1563, to a Lars Henrikson, whom John ennobled in 1576 to care for his issue with Karin. The same year, he made his daughter Sofia a lady in the castle, as a servant to his sister Princess Elizabeth of Sweden . In 1580, John married her to Pontus De la Gardie . She later died giving birth to Jacob De la Gardie . Polish%E2%80%93Lithuanian union The Polish–Lithuanian union

3180-524: Was expressed, for example, in the Örebro Articles , where priests in Duke Karl's duchy distanced themselves from the new order of worship. However, John also had support for his church policy, including from Ingelbertus Olai Helsingus and Erasmus Nicolai Arbogensis. John owed his crown primarily to his brother Charles and the nobility. At his coronation, he therefore rewarded this social class with special privileges that no longer required any obligations to

3240-585: Was often undertaken, followed with interest by the king. In the art of fortification, Sweden was at this time at the forefront of the Nordic countries , because the new Italian system had been introduced by the Pahr brothers. Among monumental works of sculpture, the most noteworthy are the funerary monuments of his father Gustav I and his first two wives, and the beautiful tomb of Catherine Jagiellon, both in Uppsala Cathedral. The monument to John III on

3300-526: Was only with the utmost reluctance that John could bring himself to sign the Articles of Arboga in 1561, which restricted his power. The break became open when John, against Eric's will, married Princess Catherine Jagiellon in Vilnius on October 4, 1562, the younger sister of Poland's King Sigismund II Augustus , with whom Eric was at war, and when the two brothers-in-law shortly after the wedding concluded an agreement according to which John would receive from

3360-580: Was rebuilt after the fire of 1572 as a brick building with rusticated plaster and two round towers. Vadstena Castle, like the previous one founded by Gustav I, was expanded into the Renaissance palace it still is today, although it was not completed according to the original plan until the early 17th century. Svartsjö Palace was a curious building, with its circular arcaded courtyard and domed church on either side of an older stone house. At Kalmar Castle, where John often resided there because it

3420-409: Was recognized as king by the same Diet ( Riksdag ) that forced Eric XIV from the throne. But this recognition was not without concessions on the part of John: Duke Charles was confirmed in his dukedom without the restrictions on his power imposed by the Articles of Arboga ; the nobility were granted privileges which, in extending their rights and limiting their duties, represent a significant moment in

3480-473: Was relatively light, especially compared to what Eric would later experience; among other things, the couple was able to receive a large shipment of books. John, who was bookish, also spent much of his time studying and conversing with his wife. Their three children were born in captivity, in 1564 Elizabeth, called Isabella, who died at the age of two, in 1566 Sigismund and in May 1568 Anna. During Eric's insanity in

3540-667: Was summoned in April 1563 to appear in Sweden to answer the charge of treasonable designs. When the summons was not obeyed by John, he was sentenced in June 1563 by the Estates assembled in Stockholm as guilty of treason, deprived of life, property and hereditary rights to the kingdom. To carry out the sentence, a considerable army was equipped. John, who was unprepared for battle, was locked up in Turku Castle , defended himself there for

3600-487: Was unveiled in front of Pori Town Hall in 2008, 450 years after the city was founded by him. John married his first wife, Catherine Jagiellon of Poland (1526–83), of the House of Jagiellon , in Vilnius on 4 October 1562. In Sweden, she is known as Katarina Jagellonica . She was the sister of king Sigismund II Augustus of Poland . He married his second wife, Gunilla Bielke (1568–1592), on 21 February 1585; they had

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