Editing Nils Dacke (section)

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[[Image:Dackestatyn Virserum 20060803.jpg|thumb|300 px|Statue of Nils Dacke in [[Virserum]]]]
'''Nils Dacke''' (died 1543) was a Swedish [[yeoman]] who was the leader of a mid-16th century peasant revolt in the historic province of [[Småland]] in southern Sweden.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dacke War {{!}} Swedish history {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/event/Dacke-War |access-date=2022-12-09 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref> The resulting [[Dacke War]] ({{langx|sv|Dackefejden}}) was fought against [[King of Sweden|King]] [[Gustav I of Sweden]] of the [[Vasa family]]. It was the most widespread and serious civil war in Swedish history and almost toppled the king.<ref>[http://www.tacitus.nu/svenskhistoria/kungar/vasa/gv-5.htm ''Den tyska perioden och Dackefejden'' (Tacitus.Nu)]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://alltomhistoria.se/krig/inbordeskrig/dackefejden-1542-43 |title=    Dackefejden – upproret som utmanade Vasa|date= 6 September 2017|publisher= alltomhistoria.se|accessdate=1 January 2019}}</ref>

[[File:Vissefjärda Minnessten över Nils Dacke IMG 3092.jpg|thumb|Nils Dacke memorial at Vissefjärda ''(The text reads: Memorial for the farmerleader Nils Dacke and his people that in this place the years 1542-1544 died in their fight for freedom, law and faith.''

''The stone is gathered from Dackes farm in South Lindön and raised by Vissefjärda local community association in the year 1973)'']]