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1641 In Sweden
Events from the year 1641 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Christina Events * May - Lennart Torstensson is appointed field marshal and becomes the leader of the Swedish army during the Thirty Years' War in Germany. Births * 20 January - Anders Torstenson, member of the Privy Council, Governor-General of Estonia (died 1686) * Urban Hjärne, chemist, geologist, physician and writer (died 1724) * Fabian Wrede, Count of Östanå, politician (died 1712) * Waldemar von Wrangel, soldier (died 1675) * Hans Wachtmeister, admiral general of the Swedish Navy and advisor to King Charles XI of Sweden and King Charles XII of Sweden (died 1714) Deaths * Johan Banér, Field Marshal in the Thirty Years' War (born 1596) References Years of the 17th century in Sweden Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Swe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lennart Torstenson, 1603-51 - Nationalmuseum - 40308
Lennart or Lennarth is a Germanic variant of the name Leonard, most common in Scandinavia and German-speaking countries as a surname or masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname * Camilla Lennarth (born 1988), Swedish golfer *Isobel Lennart (1915–1971), American screenwriter and playwright *Sonja de Lennart (born 1920), German fashion designer Given name A–E *Lennart Alexandersson (born 1947), Swedish footballer, father of football players Niclas and Daniel Alexandersson *Lennart Åqvist (born 1932), Swedish logician *Lennart Askinger (1922–1995), Swedish football defender *Lennart Atterwall (1911–2001), Swedish javelin thrower and European champion *Lennart Augustsson, Swedish computer scientist *Lennart Axelsson (musician) (born 1941), Swedish trumpet player *Lennart Axelsson (politician) (born 1953), Swedish politician, member of the Riksdag *Lennart Beijer (born 1947), Swedish Left Party politician, member of the Riksdag 1994–2006 *Lennart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1712 In Sweden
Events from the year 1712 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Charles XII Events * 30 February 1712 – Sweden temporarily adopts February 30 as a day to adjust the Swedish Calendar back to the Julian calendar. * December 9 – Battle of Gadebusch: Sweden defeats Denmark and Saxony. * * * * * * * The queen dowager's favorite Anna Catharina von Bärfelt is arrested and tried.Fabian Persson (1999). Servants of Fortune. The Swedish court between 1598 and 1721. Lund: Wallin & Dalholm. sid 192-93 Births * * 31 March - Anders Johan von Höpken, politician (died 1789) * July 19- Carl Fredrik Mennander, archbishop (died 1786) * Peter Lindahl, actor (died 1792) * Sophia Schröder, concert soprano (died 1750) * Brita Laurelia, publicist, book printer, and poet (died 1784) * Deaths * * * * unknown - Juliana Schierberg, royal favorite (born year unknown) * - Christina Eleonora Drakenhielm, Catholic convert (died 1649) References Years of the 18t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1641 In Sweden
Events from the year 1641 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Christina Events * May - Lennart Torstensson is appointed field marshal and becomes the leader of the Swedish army during the Thirty Years' War in Germany. Births * 20 January - Anders Torstenson, member of the Privy Council, Governor-General of Estonia (died 1686) * Urban Hjärne, chemist, geologist, physician and writer (died 1724) * Fabian Wrede, Count of Östanå, politician (died 1712) * Waldemar von Wrangel, soldier (died 1675) * Hans Wachtmeister, admiral general of the Swedish Navy and advisor to King Charles XI of Sweden and King Charles XII of Sweden (died 1714) Deaths * Johan Banér, Field Marshal in the Thirty Years' War (born 1596) References Years of the 17th century in Sweden Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Swe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1596 In Sweden
Events from the year 1596 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Sigismund Events * - An embassy from Poland arrive to support the personal union between Sweden and Poland. * 25 November - A peasant uprising in the province of Finland results in the Cudgel War.Krohn, J. Kertomuksia Suomen Historiasta, Kansallisseura, Helsinki 1914 * - Archbishop Abraham Angermannus organizes a religious inspection tour through the provinces to eradicate all remains of Catholicism, Paganism and other non-Lutheran practices. * - Sweden is afflicted with bad harvests and subsequent hunger. * Births * 1 January - Elizabeth Ribbing, morganatic consort of prince Carl Philip (died 1662) * - Princess Maria Elizabeth of Sweden, princess (died 1618) * - Johan Banér, Field Marshal (died 1641) * - Ebba Brahe, love interest of King Gustavus Adolphus (died 1674) Deaths * - Karin Hansdotter, royal lover (born 1539) * References Years of the 16th century in Sweden Sweden Swede ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johan Banér
Johan Banér (23 June 1596 – 10 May 1641) was a Swedish field marshal in the Thirty Years' War. Early life Johan Banér was born at Djursholm Castle in Uppland. As a four-year-old he was forced to witness how his father, the Privy Councillour Gustaf Banér, and uncle, Sten Axelsson Banér (also a Privy Councillour), were executed at the Linköping Bloodbath in 1600. They were accused of high treason by King Charles IX because of their support of King Sigismund. Though it was the father of King Gustavus Adolphus who had Banér's father executed, the two men developed a strong friendship from an early age, mostly because Gustavus Adolphus reinstated the Banér family soon after his coronation. Military career Banér joined the Swedish Army in 1615 when he participated in the Swedish siege of Pskov during the Ingrian War, he proved himself to be an exceptionally brave young man. He served with distinction in the wars with Russia and Poland, and had reached the rank of Colonel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1714 In Sweden
Events from the year 1714 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Charles XII Events * 9 February - Russian victory at the Battle of Storkyro. As a result, all of Finland fell under Russian military occupation for the rest of the war, a seven-year period of hardship known in Finland as the Great Wrath. * 7 August - Battle of Gangut * - Creation of the Stockholm County. * * * * * * - The Anna Jöransdotter case. Births * 9 January - Elisabeth Stierncrona, writer (died 1769) * * 21 April - Anna Maria Hilfeling, miniaturist (died 1783) * * 31 October - Hedvig Taube, royal mistress (died 1744) * 25 December - Israel Acrelius, priest (died 1800) * * Deaths * 17 April – Haquin Spegel, author and hymn writer (born 1645) * 19 April – Cornelius Anckarstierna, admiral (born 1655) * * * – Hedvig Eleonora Stenbock, courtier (born 1658) References Years of the 18th century in Sweden Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The Unite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Wachtmeister
Hans Wachtmeister af Johannishus, ( – ) was admiral general of the Swedish Navy and advisor to King Charles XI of Sweden and King Charles XII of Sweden. He served in the Scanian War of 1675–1679 and during the following twenty years of peace worked to build up the Swedish Navy. When the Great Northern War began in 1700 he was able to take his fleet to sea in good condition. He was governor of Kalmar län between 1680 and 1683. When the new fleet base was established at Karlskrona in 1681, he became governor of a new enlarged county, Kalmar and Blekinge län. Hans Wachtmeister was also admiral general over the entire Swedish Fleet at the same time that he was a governor. In 1681–1683, he took the additional title of ''ståthållare'' or stadtholder. He was raised to the dignity of a count in 1687 with the name of Wachtmeister af Johannishus and introduced in the Swedish House of Nobility in 1689 as number 25 among the families with the title of count revliga ätteri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1675 In Sweden
Events from the year 1675 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Charles XI Events * War between Sweden and the Netherlands. * The King is engaged to Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark. * June 18 - Battle of Fehrbellin * War between Sweden and the Holy Roman Empire. * Scanian War * Coronation of the King. * The King retracts the Court leet of the nobility. * Law on the right to draft Romani males to military service. * June - 71 people are executed in the Torsåker witch trials, the biggest witch trial in the history of the country.Alf Åberg, Häxorna. De stora trolldomsprocesserna i Sverige 1668–1676, Esselte studium. (1989) Births * January 27 - Erik Benzelius the younger, librarian, theologian and bishop (died 1743) * * * * * * Deaths * Margareta Beijer, managing director of the Swedish Post Office, Postverket from 1669 until 1673 (born 1625) * Gertrud Svensdotter, notorious witch witness (born 1656) * Brita Rosladin (born 1626) * * References Years of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waldemar Von Wrangel
Waldemar Wrangel af Lindeberg (1641–1675) was a Swedish baron (''Friherre'') and soldier. He was the step-brother of '' Riksamiral'' Carl Gustaf Wrangel. Also known as "Wolmar", he was married to Kristina af Vasaborg, the daughter of an illegitimate son of Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden. Wrangel began his military service at a young age. In the 1650s, as a ''Rittmeister'' ("captain") under Karl X Gustav, he took part in a campaign against Denmark. In the time when Karl XI was under age, Wrangel was a direct employee of the royal house. In 1665 he was appointed colonel in a regiment of horse, with which he participated in a campaign against Bremen. In 1667 he was promoted major general. In the Swedish-Brandenburg War in 1674 he served as a lieutenant general together with his step-brother, who had been ''Reichsmarschall'' since 1664. In this war, Wolmar Wrangel was the third highest-ranking officer after the ''Reichsmarschall'' and Field Marshal Conrad Mardefelt. Because both the '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fabian Wrede, Count Of Östanå
Fabian Wrede ( Peippola, Finland, 20 March 1641 – 6 December 1712) was a Swedish politician. Biography An advisor to Charles XI, King of Sweden, he was also a Swedish senator ("riksråd") and Lord Marshal of the Riksdag of the Estates. In his birthright Baron of Elimäki in Finland, he was created Count Count (feminine: countess) is a historical title of nobility in certain European countries, varying in relative status, generally of middling rank in the hierarchy of nobility. Pine, L. G. ''Titles: How the King Became His Majesty''. New York: ... of Östanå as a reward for his service in the financial administration of the king. External links * * http://www.helsinki.fi/ylioppilasmatrikkeli/henkilo.php?id=U283 * http://www.wredes.com/Bas/Wrede/w.g.Fab.htm 1641 births 1712 deaths 17th-century Swedish nobility Lord Marshals of the Riksdag of the Estates 17th-century Swedish politicians 18th-century Swedish politicians {{Sweden-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, Finland to the east, and is connected to Denmark in the southwest by a bridgetunnel across the Öresund. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic country, the third-largest country in the European Union, and the fifth-largest country in Europe. The capital and largest city is Stockholm. Sweden has a total population of 10.5 million, and a low population density of , with around 87% of Swedes residing in urban areas in the central and southern half of the country. Sweden has a nature dominated by forests and a large amount of lakes, including some of the largest in Europe. Many long rivers run from the Scandes range through the landscape, primarily ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1724 In Sweden
Events from the year 1724 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Frederick I Events * - Defense treaty between Sweden and Russia. * - The Product Act ban all foreign ships to import products from any other nations than their own.Berättelser ur svenska historien (1885-1886) (läst 3 april 2011) * - New law on schooling: all parents are obliged to learn their children read and write, or have teachers to do so. This law is in effect until 1807. * * * * Births * 16 January - Per Krafft the Elder, portraitist (died 1793) * * * * 10 July - Eva Ekeblad, scientist (died 1786) * * - Ulrika Strömfelt, politically active courtier (died 1780) Deaths * * 20 September - David von Krafft, painter (born 1655) * - Urban Hjärne, chemist (born 1641) * * - Beata Sparre, politically active courtier (born 1662) References Years of the 18th century in Sweden Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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