Kronoberg conspiracy

A conspiracy in the Kronoberg Regiment was created in 1624 under the leadership of Jödda Stims, they were dissatisfied for not being paid their guerdons.^[6]

Beginning

The uprising began with unrest within knights, many of their officers were foreign and the knights did not accept this.^[7][8] The knights intended to start a peasant uprising.^[9] The occurrence of the officers treating their subordinates was not uncommon. On the 3 August Jacob De la Gardie received a letter from the government ordering him to stop "The slavery and thraldom that the Finnish officers are doing with their [...] knights."^[7]

One of the leaders of the uprising was the soldier Jödda Stims, according to some sources a relative of Nils Dacke.^[7] Him and his companions planned the uprising for March.^[7] They wished for an uprising alike to the one by Nils Dacke from 1542-1543.^[2] It is also believed that Polish spies helped to stir up the uprising.^[10]

Intervention

Sven Håkansson, the Knekthövitsman, received news of the plans and assembled loyal troops to attack the conspirators.^[6][7] Several minor battles were fought in Southern Möre, the knights were eventually arrested. 5 of them were executed on the spot while Jödda Stims and 3 other leaders were taken to Stockholm to be tortured and executed.^[7] Two knights were able to escape the fighting, but they were later chased into a courtyard and barricaded themselves. It was later set alight by the pursuers and the two soldiers burned to death.^[6]

Attempted resurgence

Some of the more disgruntled Möre peasants armed themselves once more and organized for a battle, the local governor, Bengt Kafle, remained confident and before the uprising had a chance to begin again he had quelled it and the leaders were arrested.^[7]