1643 In Sweden
Events from the year 1643 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Christina Events * * * * * Births * 13 January - Axel Wachtmeister, Count of Mälsåker, field marshal (died 1699) * 9 November - Christina Anna Skytte, baroness and pirate (died 1677) * 24 December - Israel Kolmodin, hymnwriter and Lutheran priest (died 1709) * * Deaths * Bengt Oxenstierna (governor), diplomat, Privy Councillor (died 1591) * * * 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, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...

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 ...
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List Of Swedish Monarchs
This is a list of Swedish kings, queens, regents and viceroys of the Kalmar Union. History The earliest record of what is generally considered to be a Swedish king appears in Tacitus' work '' Germania'', c. 100 AD (the king of the Suiones). However, due to scant and unreliable sources before the 11th century, lists of succession traditionally start in the 10th century with king Olof Skötkonung, and his father Eric the Victorious, who also were the first Swedish kings to be baptized. There are, however, lists of Swedish pagan monarchs with far older dates, but in many cases these kings appear in sources of disputed historical reliability. These records notably deal with the legendary House of Yngling, and based on the Danish chronicler Saxo Grammaticus, Eric the Victorious and Olof Skötkonung have often been classified as belonging to the Swedish house of Ynglings, tracing them back to Sigurd Hring and Ragnar Lodbrok (whom Saxo considered to belong to the House of Yngling). Ho ...
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Christina, Queen Of Sweden
Christina ( sv, Kristina, 18 December (New Style) 1626 – 19 April 1689), a member of the House of Vasa, was Queen of Sweden in her own right from 1632 until her abdication in 1654. She succeeded her father Gustavus Adolphus upon his death at the Battle of Lützen in 1632, but began ruling the Swedish Empire when she reached the age of eighteen in 1644. The Swedish queen is remembered as one of the most learned women of the 17th century. She was fond of books, manuscripts, paintings, and sculptures. With her interest in religion, philosophy, mathematics, and alchemy, she attracted many scientists to Stockholm, wanting the city to become the "Athens of the North". The Peace of Westphalia allowed her to establish an academy or university when and wherever she wanted. In 1644, she began issuing copper in lumps as large as fifteen kilograms to serve as currency. Christina's financial extravagance brought the state to the verge of bankruptcy, and the financial difficulties caus ...
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Axel Wachtmeister, Count Of Mälsåker
Axel Wachtmeister (13 January 1643 – 24 July 1699) was a Swedish count and field marshal. Axel Wachtmeister was the younger son of Hans Wachtmeister and Agnes Margareta von Helmstedt. His elder brother was Swedish admiral (and their father's namesake) Hans Wachtmeister. His father was a member of an Estonian-Finnish-German family of incorporated Swedish nobles, and was elevated to the title of Baron of Koivisto, near Viipuri, eastern Finland, in 1653. Axel Wachtmeister distinguished himself in the Scanian War (1675–1679), became a colonel in 1676 and was appointed Major General in 1679. In 1697, he was appointed chairman in ''Krigskollegium'', the headquarters of the Swedish Army. From 1680 and onwards, he had the title Royal Counsellor and was a close associate of King Charles XI. Baron Axel Wachtmeister became count of Mälsåker and field marshal in 1693. He married Baroness Anna Maria Soop (1660-1735), who married into the Gyllenstierna family after his death. References ...
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1699 In Sweden
Events from the year 1699 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Charles XII Events * * * * * - The king has a relapse in the Gottorp Fury upon the visit of his brother-in-law. * August - A French theater company, ''La troupe du Roi de Suede'' is engaged to perform drama, opera and ballet at the Swedish royal court.Samlaren / Tionde årgången. 1889 Births * * * * * * unknown - Afrosinya, serf mistress of Alexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia (died 1748) Deaths * * * * * 24 July - Axel Wachtmeister, Count of Mälsåker, field marshal (born 1643) * Maria Eriksdotter, bank robber. 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, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...

Christina Anna Skytte
Christina Anna Skytte (9 November 1643 – 21 January 1677) was a Swedish baroness and pirate. Life Christina Anna Skytte was born in the parish of Ålems at Mönsterås Municipality, Mönsterås in Kalmar County, Sweden. Her parents were Anna Bielkenstjerna (c. 1617–1663) and Jacob List of Swedish noble families, Skytte af Duderhof (1616-1654) who served as governor of Östergötland during 1645–1650. She was the granddaughter of Swedish governor, Johan Skytte (1577–1645), and niece of the salonist and poet Vendela Skytte (1608–1629). Piracy From 1657 onward, her brother, Gustav Skytte, secretly managed a pirate ship, attacked and plundered ships in the Baltic Sea. Christina Anna and her fiancé, Gustaf Drake (1634–84), were also initiated in this activity and became his partners. Christina Anna and Gustaf Drake were no passive partner in her brother's enterprise. They reportedly had one of their partners killed, likely due to him wanting to withdraw from the business ...
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1677 In Sweden
Events from the year 1677 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Charles XI Events * 31 May–1 June - Battle of Møn * June 26 - Siege of Malmö * 1–2 July - Battle of Køge Bay * July 14 - Battle of Landskrona * 28 August - Battle of Uddevalla * * * * '' Tornedalens epos'' by Antti Keksi is published. Births * 3 September - Jöran Nordberg, historian (died 1744) * * * * * * Deaths * 21 January - Christina Anna Skytte, baroness and pirate (died 1643) * * * * 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, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...

Israel Kolmodin
Israel Gustaf Kolmodin (24 December 1643 – 19 April 1709) was a Swedish hymnwriter and Lutheran priest, active in the Church of Sweden. He is usually credited for having written the song "Den blomstertid nu kommer Den blomstertid nu kommer (literally: ''Now the time of blossoming arrives'', Suvivirsi in Finnish) is a Swedish summertime hymn, traditionally credited to Israel Kolmodin after walking at Hångers källa outside Visby. It was first published ...." References 1643 births 1709 deaths Swedish Lutheran hymnwriters 17th-century Swedish Lutheran priests 18th-century Swedish Lutheran priests {{Sweden-bio-stub ...
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1709 In Sweden
Events from the year 1709 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Charles XII Events * June 27 (June 28 in the Swedish calendar; July 8 New Style) – Great Northern War: Battle of Poltava: In Ukraine, Peter the Great, Tsar of Russia, defeats Charles XII of Sweden, thus effectively ending Sweden's role as a major power in Europe. * The deposed Polish monarch Stanisław I of Poland is given refuge in Kristianstad in Sweden with his family, including Queen Catherine Opalińska and Marie Leszczyńska.Lundh-Eriksson, Nanna (1947). ''Hedvig Eleonora''. Wahlström & Widstrand. Births * 14 March - Sten Carl Bielke, official, scientist (died 1753) * 11 July - Johan Gottschalk Wallerius, chemist and mineralogist (died 1785) * Carl Johan Cronstedt, architect, inventor, Earl, noble, civil servant, scientist and bibliophile (died 1779) * Henrika Juliana von Liewen, politically active baroness (died 1779) Deaths * 17 February - Erik Benzelius the Elder, theologian and Archbishop of U ...
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Bengt Oxenstierna (governor)
Bengt Bengtsson Oxenstierna af Eka och Lindö, Baron of Eka and Lindö (1591 at Frösvik near Rydbo – 1643 in Riga, Swedish Livonia), in non-contemporary sources sometimes referred to as Resare-Bengt ''("Bengt the Traveller")'', was a Swedish diplomat and noble, Swedish Privy Councillor, and Governor-General of Ingria and Livonia. He is mainly known for his extensive travels, as he was one of the few Swedish contemporaries who travelled to Persia, Palestine and Egypt. Biography Bengt Bengtsson was a member of the influential Oxenstierna family and was born in 1591 to Bengt Gabrielsson Oxenstierna the Elder, councillor to Charles, Duke of Södermanland, Närke and Värmland (later King Charles IX), and his second wife Brita Posse. As was customary in the Oxenstierna family, he was educated abroad and spent the years 1607–1613 travelling the European continent, studying at the German universities of Rostock, Jena and Wittenberg and visiting Poland and Italy. He visited Palest ...
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1591 In Sweden
Events from the year 1591 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – John III (Monarch: Sigismund III Vasa reigns as King of Sweden.) Events * * * * * Births * - Beata Oxenstierna, courtier (died 1652) * - Bengt Oxenstierna (governor), diplomat (died 1643) * * * Deaths * * * * * * January 1 - Andreas Laurentii Björnram, Archbishop of Uppsala (born 1520) References Years of the 16th 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, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...

1643 In Sweden
Events from the year 1643 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Christina Events * * * * * Births * 13 January - Axel Wachtmeister, Count of Mälsåker, field marshal (died 1699) * 9 November - Christina Anna Skytte, baroness and pirate (died 1677) * 24 December - Israel Kolmodin, hymnwriter and Lutheran priest (died 1709) * * Deaths * Bengt Oxenstierna (governor), diplomat, Privy Councillor (died 1591) * * * 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, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...