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1708 In Sweden
Events from the year 1708 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Charles XII Events * 4 July – Swedish victory over Russia at the Battle of Holowczyn.Ericson, Lars (ed) (2003). Svenska slagfält (in Swedish). Wahlström & Widstrand. p. 286. . * * * * * * The Uppsala University Hospital is founded. * Births * * * * * * 29 August – Olof von Dalin, poet (died 1763) * - Sven Rosén (Pietist), Radical-Pietistic writer and leader (died 1751) * Deaths * – Görwel Gyllenstierna, female duelist (born 1646) * – Johanna Eleonora De la Gardie, poet (born 1661) * – Maria Jonae Palmgren, scholar, one of the first female college students (born 1630) * 11 November – Hedvig Sophia of Sweden, princess (born 1681) * – Anna Maria Clodt, courtier References External links Years of the 18th 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1708
In the Swedish calendar it was a leap year starting on Wednesday, one day ahead of the Julian and ten days behind the Gregorian calendar. Events January–June * January 1 – Charles XII of Sweden invades Russia, by crossing the frozen Vistula River with 40,000 men. * January 12 – Shahu I becomes the fifth Chhatrapati of the Maratha Empire in the Indian subcontinent. * February 26 – HMS ''Falmouth'', a 50-gun fourth-rate ship of the line built at Woolwich Dockyard for the Royal Navy, is launched. * March 11 – Queen Anne withholds Royal Assent from the Scottish Militia Bill, the last time a British monarch vetoes legislation. * March 23 – James Francis Edward Stuart, Jacobite pretender to the throne of Great Britain, unsuccessfully tries to land from a French fleet in the Firth of Forth in Scotland. * April 8 – Easter Sunday: The first performance of George Frideric Handel's oratorio ''La resurrezione'' takes place in Rome. * April ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Görwel Gyllenstierna
Görwel Christina Carlsdotter Gyllenstierna (1646-1708) was a Swedish noblewoman duellist and landowner. Görwel was the daughter of Lieutenant Colonel Carl Nilsson Gyllenstierna of Fågelvik and Hässelby (1621-1650) and Sidonia Mannersköld (1620-1656). She was famous among her contemporaries for her great learning as well as for her interest and skill in sports normally reserved for males. She was referred to as "A Minerva and an Amazon in one" and was a student of not only chemistry, theology, natural science and other subjects but also active within hunting, fencing and other "Knightly practises" rather than "feminine tasks", something which attracted a lot of attention. She made herself widely known when in 1661 she challenged Lieutenant Colonel David Kohl to a duel A duel is an arranged engagement in combat between two people, with matched weapons, in accordance with agreed-upon Code duello, rules. During the 17th and 18th centuries (and earlier), duels were mostly sing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1708 In Sweden
Events from the year 1708 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Charles XII Events * 4 July – Swedish victory over Russia at the Battle of Holowczyn.Ericson, Lars (ed) (2003). Svenska slagfält (in Swedish). Wahlström & Widstrand. p. 286. . * * * * * * The Uppsala University Hospital is founded. * Births * * * * * * 29 August – Olof von Dalin, poet (died 1763) * - Sven Rosén (Pietist), Radical-Pietistic writer and leader (died 1751) * Deaths * – Görwel Gyllenstierna, female duelist (born 1646) * – Johanna Eleonora De la Gardie, poet (born 1661) * – Maria Jonae Palmgren, scholar, one of the first female college students (born 1630) * 11 November – Hedvig Sophia of Sweden, princess (born 1681) * – Anna Maria Clodt, courtier References External links Years of the 18th century in Sweden Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Maria Clodt
Anna Maria Clodt (died 1708), was a Swedish courtier. She served as a Danish agent at the Swedish Royal Court and was widely reputed and consulted by supplicants for her contacts and acquired a great deal of influence. She was the daughter of Baron Gustaf Adolph Clodt and Brita Stuart and married Baron Åke Rålamb in 1689. She served as lady-in-waiting to Queen Hedvig Eleonora in 1668–1680, Queen Ulrika Eleonora in 1680–1693 and to Princess Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden in 1693–1708. She became a personal friend of the queen and are counted as belonging to the circle of intimate friends to the queen along with the royal chaplain confessor Johan Carlberg, Maria Elisabeth Stenbock and Sophia Amalia Marschalk Sophia Amalia Marschalk, also called Anna Marschalk, was a Danish noble and courtier. She was the favorite of the queen of Sweden, Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark (11 September 1656 – 26 July 1693) was Queen of Sweden .... She used her pos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1681 In Sweden
Events from the year 1681 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Charles XI Events * The city of Sundsvall burns down. * The court of the Great Reversion begins its activity and starts its confiscations of the property of the nobility.Per Nyström: Ekonomisk frihet och rätt i svensk historia, in I folkets tjänst, artiklar i urval. Stockholm 1983. * Twelve Jews convert to Christianity in the German Church in Stockholm, which attracts so great attention and propaganda value that the members of the royal family attends as witnesses. * * * Births * Hedvig Sophia of Sweden, princess (died 1708) * * * * Deaths * Nicodemus Tessin the Elder, architect (born 1615) * * 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hedvig Sophia Of Sweden
Hedvig Sophia Augusta of Sweden (26 June 1681 – 22 December 1708), Duchess of Holstein-Gottorp, was the eldest child of Charles XI of Sweden and Ulrike Eleonore of Denmark. She was heir presumptive to the Swedish throne until her death and the regent of the duchy of Holstein-Gottorp for her minor son from 1702 to 1708. Some sources refer to her as Sofia. Youth Hedvig Sophia spent the majority of her upbringing at Karlberg Palace. After the death of her mother in 1693, she and her siblings were placed under the custody of her grandmother Hedvig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp. Her personal caretaker was Juliana Schierberg, who was to be her lifelong and influential confidante. Hedvig Sophia was, and continued to be, the favorite of her grandmother. Due to her grandmother's influence, she came to harbor anti-Danish views. She was described as beautiful, passionate but dignified, and as a good student, particularly in painting.Nanna Lundh-Eriksson (1947). Hedvig Eleonora. Stockholm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1630 In Sweden
Events from the year 1630 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Gustaf II Adolf Events * * * * * * * June 6 – Swedish warships depart from Stockholm for Germany. * July 6 – Swedish intervention in the Thirty Years' War begins when King Gustav Adolf of Sweden, leading an army of 13,000 on the protestant side, makes landfall at Peenemünde, Pomerania. * July 9 – Thirty Years' War: Stettin is taken by Swedish forces. * September 4 – Thirty Years' War: the Treaty of Stettin is signed by Sweden and the Duchy of Pomerania, forming a close alliance between them, as well as giving Sweden full military control over Pomerania. Births * 12 December – Olaus Rudbeck, physicist and anatomist (died 1702) * Maria Jonae Palmgren, scholar, one of the first female college students (died 1708) * * * * Deaths * Margareta Hybertsson, shipbuilder * * * References External links Years of the 17th century in Sweden Sweden Sweden, forma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Jonae Palmgren
Maria Jonae Palmgren (1630, Gränna - before 28 May 1708) was a Swedish female scholar. In 1645, she was accepted as a student at the Visingsö college of Count Brahe. Alongside her fellow student, the German Ursula Agricola from Strassburg, who was accepted one year prior (1644), she is likely to have been the first female student in Sweden: the next student of her sex was at the same school was Aurora Liljenroth Clara ''Aurora'' Liljenroth (7 June 1772 – 28 February 1836), also incorrectly referred to as ''Charlotta Liljeroth'', was a Swedish scholar. She was one of few contemporary women to have attended and graduated from the gymnasium (1788) bef ... in 1780. After her studies, Palmgren married her fellow student, the official of count Brahe, Peter Wickenberg. References * Maria Jonae Palmgren i Wilhelmina Stålberg, Anteckningar om svenska qvinnor * https://web.archive.org/web/20090720075150/http://bossebus.eu/Html/000/0035/928.htm * Tage Grennfelt: Gränna- Visin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1661 In Sweden
Events from the year 1661 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Charles XI Events * The Treaty of Cardis formally discontinue the Russo-Swedish War (1656–58) with a Swedish victory and territorial gains. * The Stockholms Banco becomes the first European bank to print banknotes. Births * 26 June- Johanna Eleonora De la Gardie, poet (died 1708) * 23 September - Christiana Oxenstierna, noblewoman notorious for marrying a partner of a different social class (died 1701) * 10 December - Catherine of Pfalz-Zweibrücken (1661–1720), princess (died 1720) * 18 December - Christopher Polhem, Swedish scientist, inventor and industrialist (died 1751) * Rika Maja, Sami shaman (died 1757) Deaths * 19 November - Lars Kagg, military officer (born 1595) 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 Swe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johanna Eleonora De La Gardie
Johanna Eleonora De la Gardie (1661 in Hamburg – 1708 in Stockholm), was a Swedish writer, poet, lady-in-waiting and noblewoman. Biography Johanna was the daughter of Pontus Fredrik De la Gardie and Beata Elisabet von Königsmarck. She received a cultivated education, along with her sister Ebba Maria De la Gardie and her cousins Amalia von Königsmarck and Maria Aurora von Königsmarck; her sister became a respected poet and singer at court. Johanna became lady-in-waiting and, with her sister, a favourite of Queen Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark, and was also a friend of the queen dowager, Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp. Johanna participated at the amateur theatre of the royal court, encouraged by Queen Eleanora. In the winter of 1683–84, a group of female courtiers performed the Swedish premiere of ''Iphigénie'' by Racine at court. In the play, Johanna acted the part of ''Iphigenie'', Amalia von Königsmarck as ''Achilles'', Aurora von Königsmarck as ''Clitemnestre'', Aug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1646 In Sweden
Events from the year 1646 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Christina Events * Carl Gustaf Wrangel appointed the new leader of the Swedish army. * The Battle of Jankau (March 6): This battle took place between the forces of Sweden * The Treaty of Brömsebro (August 13): This treaty concluded the Torstenson War * Continued involvement in the Thirty Years' War * Economic and Social Developments: The war exerted significant strain on Sweden's economy and society. * Diplomatic Relations Births * Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark (died July 26, 1693) * Charles XI of Sweden (died April 5, 1697) * Görwel Gyllenstierna, female duelist (died 1708) * Christina, Queen of Sweden (December 8, 1626 – April 19, 1689 Deaths * Johannes Rudbeckius, personal chaplain to King Gustavus II Adolphus (born 1581) * November 29 - Laurentius Paulinus Gothus, theologian, astronomer and Archbishop of Uppsala (born 1565) * Peder Jönsson, hunter and judged lover of '' sjörået'' (born year unk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1751 In Sweden
Events from the year 1751 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Frederick I then Adolf Frederick Events * January - Crown Prince Gustav is engaged to Sophia Magdalena of Denmark. * 25 March - Frederick I of Sweden are succeeded by Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden. * 8 June - A great fire in Stockholm. * 21 September – The final border between Sweden and Norway is recognized. * 25 November – Coronation of Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden, and Queen Louisa Ulrika. * The Lapp Codicil of 1751 defines the border between Sweden and Norway and secures the right of the Sami to continue their nomadic lifestyle between the borders.Store norske leksikon, retrieved 8 April 2013 * Axel Fredrik Cronstedt discovers nickel. * '' Hönsgummans visa'' by Olaus Petri Carelius Births * * 18 February – Adolf Ulrik Wertmüller, painter (died 1811) * 24 December - Lars von Engeström, diplomat (died 1826) * 1 December – Johan Henric Kellgren, poet (died 1795) * - Anna Rogel, charismatic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
