History of Stockholm - Definition and Overview

This is the history of the city of Stockholm, the capital of Sweden.

1888 German map of Stockholm

Timeline

1252: The city is first mentioned
1350: The Black Death enters the city
1388: The city is given full city rights, as ratified by king Albert of Mecklenburg
1392: Forces of the Danish Queen Margaret besieged the city
1392: Privateers named Victual Brothers supplied the besieged city with food
1419: Stockholm becomes the capital of Sweden
1471: The Battle of Brunkeberg is won by Sten Sture the elder, and the Danish are ousted.
1520: The Stockholm bloodbath is perpetrated by Christian II of Denmark
1521: Gustav Vasa marches into Stockholm
1622: First preserved map of Stockholm dates from this year
1697: The old castle, Tre Kronor, burns to the ground
1719: The city narrowly escape Russian invasion

Another 1888 German map that shows more of the outlying areas

1800: 75,500 inhabitants

1830: 80,600

1850: 93,000

1880: 168,800

1900: 300,600

1925: 440,700