 Måns Bryntesson Lilliehöök, one of Sweden's most eminent men in the 1520s, suffered the death penalty in 1529 when he participated in the Westrogothian Rebellion against King Gustav Vasa.The rebellion failed, and the king offered Lilliehöök mercy.But, in his belief that all evidence incriminating him had been destroyed, Lilliehöök declined and demanded that a trial be held.