Hemming Gadh

Hemming Gadh (c. 1450 – 16 December 1520) was a Swedish Roman Catholic priest and Bishop of the Diocese of Linköping.

He was a staunch ally of Sten Sture and a fierce opponent of Denmark and the Kalmar Union.

He did however choose to take up his new position when at the request of Sten Sture, he was elected as bishop of the Diocese of Linköping after his predecessor Henrik Tidemansson died in 1501.

He was on King Christian II's fleet to Stockholm in 1520 and played a role in allowing the Danes entrance to the city.

After the Stockholm massacre, he was taken to Raseborg Castle in Finland where he was beheaded by order of King Christian II of Denmark