It could easily be assumed that Gustav Vasa wouldn’t be too fond of palaces after his seven-month imprisonment in the Danish palace Kalø, located on the island of Jutland. But in 1525 – after he had defeated Christian the Tyrant and struck down on all resistance – Gustav Vasa laid claim to the palaces at Häringe and Hammersta. He regarded them both as rightfully his, based on kinship with the deceased Sten Sture, the younger. Häringe’s strategic location suited Gustav well, and he ordered a wharf to be built and located his naval forces here.