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1633 In Sweden
Events from the year 1633 in Sweden Incumbents * List of Swedish monarchs, Monarch – Christina, Queen of Sweden, Christina Events * Axel Oxenstierna appointed Sweden's ambassador in Germany for three years. * Alliance between Sweden and the Protestant states of south-west Germany. * Swedish victory at Battle of Oldendorf * Swedish victory at Battle of Pfaffenhofen. * Swedish defeat at Battle of Steinau. * Swedish occupation of Regensburg. * Foundation of the ''Allmänna Barnhuset''. Births * Anna Gyllander, impostor (died unknown year) * * * * * Deaths * Magnus Brahe (1564–1633), Lord High Constable and Lord High Steward (born 1564 in Sweden, 1564) * Sigrid of Sweden (1566–1633), princess (born 1566 in Sweden, 1566) * Virginia Eriksdotter, illegitimate royal daughter (born 1559 in Sweden, 1559) * References 1633 in Sweden, Years of the 17th century in Sweden 1633 by country, Sweden {{Sweden-year-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hellqvist - Gustaf II
Hellqvist is a Swedish surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Carl Gustaf Hellqvist (1851–1890), Swedish painter *Sofia Hellqvist (now Princess Sofia, Duchess of Värmland; born 1984), Swedish model and wife of Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland See also *Hellquist {{surname, Hellqvist Swedish-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Gyllander
Anna Gyllander (born 1633 – floruit 1659) was a Swedish imposter, who during the reign of King Charles X of Sweden, presented herself to be the abdicated queen Christina of Sweden. The fraud In 1659, rumours reached King Charles X that there was a woman travelling about the country who claimed to be the former regent queen Christina, who abdicated and was living in Rome. The alleged "Queen Christina" had travelled about the country for at least a year, toasting "her brother the king" and firing gunshots to his honour. When asked if she was "''Cristina Regina''", she reportedly replied: ''"Ni säger så"'' (In English: "I hear you say that," or: "So you say"), and said that her parents were King Gustav II Adolf of Sweden and Queen Maria Eleonora. She never said straight out that she was Queen Christina, but gave the impression this was the case, and never denied it when others claimed she was. The impostor was apprehended and identified as Anna Gyllander, daughter of Anders Gyll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1633 In Sweden
Events from the year 1633 in Sweden Incumbents * List of Swedish monarchs, Monarch – Christina, Queen of Sweden, Christina Events * Axel Oxenstierna appointed Sweden's ambassador in Germany for three years. * Alliance between Sweden and the Protestant states of south-west Germany. * Swedish victory at Battle of Oldendorf * Swedish victory at Battle of Pfaffenhofen. * Swedish defeat at Battle of Steinau. * Swedish occupation of Regensburg. * Foundation of the ''Allmänna Barnhuset''. Births * Anna Gyllander, impostor (died unknown year) * * * * * Deaths * Magnus Brahe (1564–1633), Lord High Constable and Lord High Steward (born 1564 in Sweden, 1564) * Sigrid of Sweden (1566–1633), princess (born 1566 in Sweden, 1566) * Virginia Eriksdotter, illegitimate royal daughter (born 1559 in Sweden, 1559) * References 1633 in Sweden, Years of the 17th century in Sweden 1633 by country, Sweden {{Sweden-year-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1559 In Sweden
Events from the year 1559 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Gustav I Events * 11 September - Duke John is sent to England to negotiate the wedding between Queen Elizabeth and Prince Erik. * 13 December - Wedding between Princess Catherine and Edzard II, Count of East Frisia. A great scandal takes place when Princess Cecilia of Sweden and Johan II of East Frisia is discovered to have an illegal sexual relationship, known as '' Vadstenabullret''.Karin Tegenborg Falkdalen (2010). Vasadöttrarna (The Vasa Daughters). Falun: Historiska Media. (In Swedish) * - The king and his sons make a solemn entry in to the capital. Births * 1 January - Virginia Eriksdotter, illegitimate royal daughter (died 1633) * Margareta Brahe, courtier (died 1638) Deaths * January - Christina Gyllenstierna, national heroine (died 1497) * January - Christian II of Denmark and Sweden (born 1481) References Years of the 16th century in Sweden Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virginia Eriksdotter
Virginia Eriksdotter (1 January 1559 – 1633) was a Swedish noble. She was the recognized illegitimate daughter of King Erik XIV of Sweden and his official royal mistress Agda Persdotter. Life Virginia was born at Kalmar Castle during her father's tenure as governor of Kalmar. In 1560, her father became King. She and her sister Constantia Eriksdotter (1560–1649) were removed from their mother's custody when she married in 1561. This was illegal, as according to the law the mother had sole custody until the children reached the age of three. They were placed under the responsibility of Princess Cecilia of Sweden and (after her marriage in 1564) Princess Elizabeth of Sweden or, more precisely, the head-lady-in-waiting Anna Hogenskild. The following year, Karin Månsdotter was included in their staff, and two years later, she became their stepmother. In 1566, her father suggested that she marry Tsarevich Ivan Ivanovich of Russia. This was at a point when her father forged an a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1566 In Sweden
Events from the year 1566 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Eric XIV Events * 26 March - 250 Swedes die in an attempt to capture Bohus Fortress. * June - Nils Svantesson Sture falls from favor with the monarch and are exposed to public humiliation. * * * 13 July – The Danes burn Bogesund. * 15 July – The Danes burn Falköping. * 23 July – The Danes burn Skara domkyrka. * 26 July - Action of 26 July 1566 * - Ivan the Terrible ask to have the King's sister-in-law Catherine Jagiellon delivered as a hostage to use against Poland. * - The Danes under Daniel Rantzau pillage Västergötland, while the Swedes pillage Skåne. * * Births * 20 June - Sigismund III Vasa, monarch (died 1632) * 15 October - Sigrid of Sweden (1566–1633), princess (died 1633) * * * Deaths * September 9 - Klas Horn, naval admiral (born 1517) * * * * References Years of the 16th century in Sweden Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The Unite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sigrid Of Sweden (1566–1633)
Sigrid Eriksdotter of Sweden (15 October 1566 – 1633) was a Swedish princess, the legitimized daughter of King Eric XIV of Sweden and of his lover, later spouse and queen, Karin Månsdotter. Biography Sigrid was born in Svartsjö Castle, Färingsö, to King Eric and Karin Månsdotter before their marriage, but was from the beginning treated as if she was legitimate. She was taken care of by Johanna (Jeanne) de Herboville, the wife of a French noble Huguenot immigrant.Sture Arnell (in Swedish): Karin Månsdotter, Wahlström & Widstrand, Stockholm 1951. ISBN Eric XIV married Karin morganatically in 1567, and officially in 1568, when she was ennobled and crowned queen under the name Katarina Magnusdotter. Sigrid was present at her mother's wedding and at her coronation, together with her brother Gustav. The wedding was unique; never before had the children of the couple been present at a royal wedding. The presence of the children was a way to demonstrate their new status: bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1564 In Sweden
Events from the year 1564 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Eric XIV Events * February - Sweden pillage the Norwegian provinces of Jämtland, Härjedalen and Trondheim. * 19 February - Armistice between Sweden and Denmark-Norway in Swedish Estonia. * 30–31 May - First battle of Öland (1564) * 14 August – Swedish siege of Lyckå in Blekinge. * 14 August - Action of 14 August 1564 * 24 August - Lyckå taken by the Swedes. * 4 September - Sweden takes Danish Ronneby and creates a massacre on its inhabitants called '' Ronneby blodbad'' (Ronneby Bloodbath). * June - Wedding between Princess Cecilia of Sweden and Christopher II, Margrave of Baden-Rodemachern. * 27 September – Lyckås and Avaskär are burned by the Swedes who then evacuate Blekinge. * 11–13 October – Danish attack on Kalmar repelled. * 21 November – Peace treaty between Sweden and Russia, to last for seven years. Births * 25 September - Magnus Brahe (1564–1633), Lord High Constable and Lord H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magnus Brahe (1564–1633)
Count Magnus Brahe (1564–1633) was a Swedish noble. Being both Lord High Constable and Lord High Steward of Sweden, he was a notable figure in 17th century Sweden. Early life Magnus Brahe, a son of Per Brahe the Elder and Beata Stenbock and nephew of queen dowager Catherine Stenbock, was born at Tynnelsö Castle on 25 September 1564. He was the brother of Erik Brahe (1552–1614), Gustaf Brahe (1558–1615), Margareta Brahe (1559–1638), Sigrid Brahe and Abraham Brahe (1569–1630). Career He became a chamberlain of King Sigismund in 1590. Four years later, he left Sigismund and started to support Sigismund's cousin Duke Carl, who was an enemy of Sigismund and challenged the king for the throne. Brahe received various important assignments from Duke Carl, and eventually, in 1602, Brahe became Lord High Constable (Swedish: ''riksmarsk'') and a member of the Swedish Privy Council. Brahe's older brothers had supported Sigismund which led to them losing the Visingsborg earldo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allmänna Barnhuset
''Stora Barnhuset'' (literally: "Great Children's Home"), from 1785 known as ''Allmänna Barnhuset'' ("Public Children's Home"), was Sweden's largest orphanage, founded 1633 in Stockholm and active until 1922. The charitable foundation of the orphanage still exists, now supporting research associated with children's care. History The predecessor of the ''Stora Barnhuset'' was the ''Barn- och Tukthuset'' ('Children's Home and Work House'), an institution with a combined orphanage and a prison work house for adults, which was founded in 1624. This institution was poorly managed and in 1631, the orphanage and the adult's prison was split. 1633-1785 The orphanage was re-founded in 1633 and the office of director was given to Johannes Matthiæ, teacher of Queen Christina of Sweden. Initially a private orphanage, it was made a public orphanage in 1637 and secured incomes from the city by a number of taxes and economic privileges. It was also frequently given donations by private be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regensburg
Regensburg or is a city in eastern Bavaria, at the confluence of the Danube, Naab and Regen rivers. It is capital of the Upper Palatinate subregion of the state in the south of Germany. With more than 150,000 inhabitants, Regensburg is the fourth-largest city in the State of Bavaria after Munich, Nuremberg and Augsburg. From its foundation as an imperial Roman river fort, the city has been the political, economic and cultural centre of the surrounding region; it is still known in the Romance languages by a cognate of its Latin name of "Ratisbona" (the version "Ratisbon" was long current in English). Later, under the rule of the Holy Roman Empire, it housed the Perpetual Diet of Regensburg. The medieval centre of the city was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2006 because of its well-preserved architecture and the city's historical importance for assemblies during the Holy Roman Empire. In 2014, Regensburg was among the top sights and travel attractions in Germany. Histor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
