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1694 In Sweden
Events from the year 1694 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Charles XI Events * - Building of the Steninge Palace * The Great Jewel Fraud against the Swedish National Bank is exposed, in which five women, around their leader Greta Duréel, are discovered to have stolen money for years through a deposition fraud. Duréel, släkt, urn:sbl:17711, Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (art av Bengt Hildebrand.), hämtad 2013-11-30. * Births * 28 October - Johan Helmich Roman, composer (died 1758) * - Brigitta Sahlgren, industrialist (died 1771) * * * * Deaths * 22 August - Maria Sofia De la Gardie, industrialist (born 1627) * July - Philip Christoph von Königsmarck, soldier and lover of Sophia Dorothea of Celle (born 1665 Events January–March * January 5 – The ''Journal des sçavans'' begins publication of the first scientific journal in France. * February 15 – Molière's comedy '' Dom Juan ou le Festin de pierre'', based on the Spanis ...
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Steninge is a locality situated in Halmstad Municipality, Halland County Halland County ( sv, Hallands län, link=no, ) is a county (''län'') on the western coast of Sweden. It corresponds roughly to the cultural and historical province of Halland. The capital is Halmstad. It borders the counties of Västra Götal ..., Sweden, with 836 inhabitants in 2010. References Populated places in Halmstad Municipality {{Halland-geo-stub ...
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1771 In Sweden
Events from the year 1771 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Adolf Frederick then Gustav III Events * 12 February – Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden dies, and are succeeded by Gustav III of Sweden (at the time on a visit to France). * 1 March - The news of the King's death reach Gustav III of Sweden in Paris. * 30 May - Gustav III of Sweden returns to Sweden as monarch. * 8 September – The Royal Swedish Academy of Music is created. * - The ''Du Londel Troupe'' is dissolved. * - Widespread famine in Sweden following a dry summer and then heavy rains during the late summer and fall, leading to widespread crop failures. * - The first newspaper in the Swedish province of Finland, ''Tidningar utgifne af et Sällskap i Åbo''. * - Sweden and France creates an alliance. * - Foundation of the Royal College of Music, Stockholm. * - Foundation of the Royal Swedish Society of Naval Sciences. * - The notorious thief Jacob Guntlack is executed in the capital in front of thousands o ...
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1694 In Sweden
Events from the year 1694 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Charles XI Events * - Building of the Steninge Palace * The Great Jewel Fraud against the Swedish National Bank is exposed, in which five women, around their leader Greta Duréel, are discovered to have stolen money for years through a deposition fraud. Duréel, släkt, urn:sbl:17711, Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (art av Bengt Hildebrand.), hämtad 2013-11-30. * Births * 28 October - Johan Helmich Roman, composer (died 1758) * - Brigitta Sahlgren, industrialist (died 1771) * * * * Deaths * 22 August - Maria Sofia De la Gardie, industrialist (born 1627) * July - Philip Christoph von Königsmarck, soldier and lover of Sophia Dorothea of Celle (born 1665 Events January–March * January 5 – The ''Journal des sçavans'' begins publication of the first scientific journal in France. * February 15 – Molière's comedy '' Dom Juan ou le Festin de pierre'', based on the Spanis ...
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1665 In Sweden
Events from the year 1665 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Charles XI Events * * * * * * Births * 4 March - Philip Christoph von Königsmarck, soldier (died 1694) * Ingeborg i Mjärhult, natural healer, medicine woman, herbalist, natural philosopher, soothsayer and spiritual visionary (died 1749) * Magnus Stenbock, officer (died 1717) * Catharina Bröms, ironmaster (died 1735) * Jonas Lambert-Wenman, pirate (died 1732) Deaths * * * * * 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 ...
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Sophia Dorothea Of Celle
Sophia Dorothea of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Celle (15 September 1666 – 13 November 1726) was the repudiated wife of future King George I of Great Britain. The union with George, her first cousin, was a marriage of state, arranged by her father George William, her father-in-law the Elector of Hanover, and her mother-in-law, Electress Sophia of Hanover, first cousin of King Charles II of England. Sophia Dorothea is best remembered for her alleged affair with Count Philip Christoph von Königsmarck that led to her being imprisoned in the Castle of Ahlden for the last thirty years of her life. Life Early years Born in Celle on 15 September 1666, Sophia Dorothea was the only surviving daughter of George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, by his morganatic wife Eléonore Desmier d'Olbreuse (1639–1722), Lady of Harburg, a French Huguenot noblewoman. Sophia Dorothea appears to have grown up in a carefree and loving environment. Her father transferred large assets to her over time ...
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Philip Christoph Von Königsmarck
Philip Christoph von Königsmarck (4 March 1665 – 2 July 1694), also spelled Philipp, was a Swedish count and soldier. He was allegedly the lover of Sophia Dorothea, Princess of Celle, the wife of Duke George Louis of Brunswick and Lüneburg, the heir presumptive of the Principality of Calenberg, later to become Elector of Hanover (as George I Louis, 1708) and King of Great Britain (as George I, 1714). Background Königsmarck was born in Stade. He was the grandson of the Swedish Field Marshal Hans Christoff von Königsmarck, Bremen-Verden's governor general in Stade, and nephew to the Swedish Field Marshal Otto Wilhelm Königsmarck and Beata Elisabet von Königsmarck. He was the son of Count Kurt Christoph von Königsmarck (1634-1673), son of Hans Christoff von Königsmarck, and Countess Maria Christina von Wrangel (1628-1691), daughter of Count Hermann von Wrangel. His sister Maria Aurora of Königsmarck was later mistress to Augustus II the Strong of Poland, with whom s ...
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1627 In Sweden
Events from the year 1627 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Gustaf II Adolf Events * April 12–17 – Battle of Czarne * August – Battle of Dirschau * The Bollhuset is constructed in the capital of Stockholm. * * * Births * Maria Sofia De la Gardie, courtier, banker and industrialist entrepreneur (died 1694) * Catharina Wallenstedt, letter writer (died 1719) * * * * Deaths * Henrik Hybertsson, shipbuilder * * * * 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 ...
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Maria Sofia De La Gardie
Maria Sofia De la Gardie (1627 – 22 August 1694) was a Swedish noble, countess, courtier, banker and industrialist entrepreneur. She is most known for her industrial enterprises, and she has been referred to as the first female grand entrepreneur of her country. She served as ''överhovmästarinna'' to Queen Christina of Sweden. Biography Early life Maria Sofia De la Gardie was born to count Jacob De la Gardie and Ebba Brahe. She was the sister of Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie, the favorite of Queen Christina, Queen of Sweden and the sister-in-law of Princess Countess Palatine Maria Eufrosyne of Zweibrücken, the cousin of the queen. She was born and raised in Swedish Estonia, where her father was governor of Reval. In 1643, she married baron Gustaf Gabrielsson Oxenstierna (1613–1648), nephew of regent Axel Oxenstierna (1583–1654) who succeeded her father as governor of Estonia. As was the custom in 17th century Swedish nobility, she kept her own name also after marriage. ...
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Brigitta Sahlgren
Brigitta Sahlgren ( née Ekmarck; 1694 – 12 May 1771) was a Swedish businessperson. She was the managing director of the '' Sahlgrenska sockerbruket'' ("Sahlgren Sugar Refinery") in 1736–1771 and a trade- and shipping company in 1736–1744. Life Brigitta Sahlgren was the daughter of the merchant Olof Pehrsson Ekmarck and Christina Stillman and married in 1715 to merchant Jacob Sahlgren, who founded the first sugar refinery in Sweden, ''Sahlgrenska sockerbruket'', in 1729, which became one of the greatest businesses in Gothenburg. She took over the refinery, as well as the trade- and shipping company which was also owned by her spouse, when she was widowed in 1736. Sahlgren had a monopoly upon the sugar industry in Sweden. When another merchant applied for permission to found a new one in 1740, she sued him before the government and won after a two-year legal battle. She was represented in court by her son-in-law Count Sparre and her brother-in-law Niclas Sahlgren Niclas Sa ...
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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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1758 In Sweden
Events from the year 1758 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Adolf Frederick Events * * 28 September - Battle of Fehrbellin (1758) * 14 October - First issue of ''Norrköpings Tidningar''.”Kungl. Bibliotekets elektroniska version av Bernhard Lundstedt Sveriges periodiska litteratur, post I:70” * * * * Births * * 12 February - Claës Fredrik Hornstedt, naturalist (died 1809) * * * 30 August - Jonas Carl Linnerhielm, State Herald of Sweden, artist and writer (died 129) * 3 December – Marie Louise Marcadet, opera singer and actress (died 1804) * 31 December - Sophie Hagman, ballerina and royal mistress (died 1826) Deaths * * 29 April - Georg Carl von Döbeln, Lieutenant General and war hero (born 1720) * 20 May – Henric Benzelius, clergyman (born 1689) * * * * 26 October - Johan Helmich Roman, musician (born 1) * - Katarina Asplund, religious figure (born 1690) * - Ulrika Eleonora von Düben, royal favorite (born 1722) References Years ...
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Johan Helmich Roman
Johan Helmich Roman (26 October 1694 – 20 November 1758) was a Swedish Baroque composer. He has been called "the father of Swedish music" or "the Swedish George Frideric Handel, Handel." He was the leader of Swedish Opera through most of Swedish Opera's Age of Liberty. Life Roman was born in Stockholm into the family of Johan Roman, a member of the Swedish royal chapel. The family name "Roman" may be derived from the Finland, Finnish place name Rauma, Finland, Rauma, since Johan's ancestors lived in Finland. The boy probably received his first music lessons from his father. He joined the royal chapel in 1711 as violinist and Oboe, oboist. Around 1715 Charles XII of Sweden, the King granted Roman permission to study abroad, and the young composer spent some six years in London. He almost certainly studied under Johann Christoph Pepusch, met Francesco Geminiani, Giovanni Bononcini, and, most importantly, George Frideric Handel, whose music made a lasting impression on Roman. Roman ...
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