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1716 In Sweden
Events from the year 1716 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Charles XII Events * February – Charles XII gives Georg Heinrich von Görtz the responsibility of internal affairs. * 8 April – Swedish Wismar is taken. * 6 September – Charles XII makes Lund his base. * * * * * * - ''Suecia antiqua et hodierna'' by Erik Dahlbergh. Births * 30 January - Carl Fredrik Adelcrantz, architect (died 1796) * - Pehr Kalm, botanist, naturalist (died 1779) * - Karl Gustaf Ekeberg, explorer (died 1784) * - Anna Margareta Salmelin, war heroine (died 1789) * * * * Deaths * * - Carl Piper, politician (born 1647 Events January–March * January 2 – Chinese bandit leader Zhang Xianzhong, who has ruled the Sichuan province since 1644, is killed at Xichong by a Qing archer after having been betrayed one of his officers, Liu Jinzhong. ...) * * References Years of the 18th century in Sweden 1716 by country {{Sweden-year-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suecia 1-001 ; Suecia Antiqua Et Hodierna
In modern English, the name of Sweden ( sv, Sverige, links=no ) is derived from 17th century Middle Dutch and Middle Low German. In Old English, the country was named ''Swēoland'' (literally "Swede land") and ''Swēorīċe'' (literally "Swede kingdom"); the latter is cognate with Old Norse ''Svíaríki''. Anglo-Norman of the 12th and 13th centuries used ''Suane'' and ''Swane'' (with the adjective as ''Suaneis''). In Scots, ''Swane'' and ''Swaine'' appear in the 16th century. Early Modern English used ''Swedeland''. The Old English name for Sweden was ''Swēoland'' or ''Swēorīċe'', land or kingdom of the ''Swēon'', whereas the Germanic tribe of the ''Swedes'' was called ''Svíþjóð'' in Old Norse. The latter is a compositum consisting of ''Sví'' which means Swedish and ''þjóð'' which means people. The word ''þjóð'' has its origin in the elder Indo-European word ''teuteh''. The name of the ''Sviar'' is derived from a self-designation containing the Germanic reflexiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pehr Kalm
Pehr Kalm (6 March 1716 – 16 November 1779), also known as Peter Kalm, was a Swedish explorer, botanist, naturalist, and agricultural economist. He was one of the most important apostles of Carl Linnaeus. In 1747, he was commissioned by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to travel to the North American colonies in order to bring back seeds and plants that might be useful to agriculture. Among his many scientific accomplishments, Kalm can be credited with the first description of Niagara Falls written by a trained scientist. In addition, he published the first scientific paper on the North American 17-year periodical cicada, ''Magicicada septendecim.'' Kalm wrote an account of his travels that was translated into numerous European languages; a 20th-century translation remains in print in English as ''Peter Kalm's Travels in North America: The English Version of 1770,'' translated by Swedish-American scholar Adolph B. Benson. Biography Kalm was born to Gabriel Kalm and Kata ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1716 In Sweden
Events from the year 1716 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Charles XII Events * February – Charles XII gives Georg Heinrich von Görtz the responsibility of internal affairs. * 8 April – Swedish Wismar is taken. * 6 September – Charles XII makes Lund his base. * * * * * * - ''Suecia antiqua et hodierna'' by Erik Dahlbergh. Births * 30 January - Carl Fredrik Adelcrantz, architect (died 1796) * - Pehr Kalm, botanist, naturalist (died 1779) * - Karl Gustaf Ekeberg, explorer (died 1784) * - Anna Margareta Salmelin, war heroine (died 1789) * * * * Deaths * * - Carl Piper, politician (born 1647 Events January–March * January 2 – Chinese bandit leader Zhang Xianzhong, who has ruled the Sichuan province since 1644, is killed at Xichong by a Qing archer after having been betrayed one of his officers, Liu Jinzhong. ...) * * References Years of the 18th century in Sweden 1716 by country {{Sweden-year-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1647 In Sweden
Events from the year 1647 in Sweden Incumbents * List of Swedish monarchs, Monarch – Christina, Queen of Sweden, Christina Events * March 14 – Thirty Years' War: Bavaria, Cologne, Kingdom of France, France and Sweden sign the Truce of Ulm. * March 25 – In an incident that attracted attention, an orphan, , leads sixteen orphans from the ''Allmänna Barnhuset'' up to the royal palace, where she successfully demands to be given an audience with queen Christina and states in a complaint, that the children in the orphanage had been forced to beg on the streets to be given anything to eat.Byggnadskollegiets protokoll 27 mars 1647 (handskrift), Stockholms stadsarkiv Births * 18 April - Elias Brenner, painter, numismatist, and archeologist (died 1717 in Sweden, 1717) * July 29 - Carl Piper, politician (died 1716 in Sweden, 1716) Deaths * References 1647 in Sweden, Years of the 17th century in Sweden {{Sweden-year-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Piper
Count Carl Piper (July 29, 1647, Stockholm – May 29, 1716, Schlüsselburg) was a Swedish statesman. He entered the foreign office after completing his academical course at Uppsala, accompanied Bengt Gabrielsson Oxenstierna on his embassage to Russia in 1673, and attracted the attention of Charles XI during the Scanian War by his extraordinary energy and ability. Life In 1679, he was appointed secretary to the board of trade and ennobled. In 1689, he was made one of the secretaries of state, and Charles XI recommended him on his deathbed to his son and successor, Charles XII. Piper became the most confidential of the new sovereign's ministers. In 1697 he was made a senator and set over domestic affairs while still retaining his position as state-secretary. In 1698, he was made a count. In 1702 he was appointed chancellor of Uppsala University, and during the first half of the Great Northern War, as the chief of Charles' perambulating chancellery. It was his misfortune, howev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1789 In Sweden
Events from the year 1789 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Gustav III Events * 7 January – Johan Henrik Hästesko is arrested for involvement in the Anjala conspiracy. * January – King Gustav III summon the Riksdag of the Estates to Stockholm. * 21 February – King Gustav III has three of four estates pass to the Union and Security Act against the will of the nobility. * April - The Riksdag of the Estates is dissolved. * A group supported by Princess Charlotte, Princess Sophia Albertina, Prince Frederick Adolf of Sweden and Gustaf Adolf Reuterholm attempts to use the discontent among to nobility toward the war and the Union and Security Act to depose the King in favor of his brother Duke Charles, but fail. * May - The Supreme Court of Sweden is founded. * 12 May - Stjärnorp Castle burns down. * 13 June - Battle of Porrassalmi * 28 June - Battle of Uttismalm * 21 July - Battle of Parkumäki * 26 July - Battle of Öland (1789) * 24 August - First Battle of S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Margareta Salmelin
Anna Margareta Salmelin (1716–1789), was a Finnish people, Finnish prisoner of war during the Russian occupation of Finland, Russo-Swedish War (1741–43), Lesser Wrath. She became famous for defending the rights of the Finnish prisoners in Russia after the war, when the Russians tried to prevent many prisoners from returning to Finland in order to keep them in Russia as Serfdom in Russia, serfs. Her actions may have played a role in securing the 1745 release of 16 men and 12 women who had been held in Belozersk. She was married to Johan Lackman (1702–1770). He was the parish clerk and precentor of Ilomantsi. They had three children, Juliana, Anna Gretha, and Mats (1738–1791). Salmelin lived with her son Mats and his family after her husband died. She died in Ilomantsi on August 8, 1789. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Salmelin, Anna Margareta 18th-century Finnish people 1716 births 1789 deaths Finnish prisoners of war 18th-century Finnish women ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1784 In Sweden
Events from the year 1784 in Sweden Incumbents * List of Swedish monarchs, Monarch – Gustav III of Sweden, Gustav III Events * * * 1 July - Alliance treaty between Sweden and France: Sweden are given Saint-Barthélemy as a colony. * * August - Gustav III returns to Sweden. * - Vänersborg Church is inaugurated. * - The Illis Quorum is created. * - Inauguration of the Stenborg Theatre.Johan Flodmark : Stenborgska skådebanorna (The Stenborg Stages) (Swedish) * Births * March 24 - Johan Gabriel Richert, jurist (died 1864 in Sweden, 1864) * 21 August - Charlotta Berger, writer (died 1852 in Sweden, 1852) * 23 August - Henriette Löfman, composer (died 1836 in Sweden, 1836) * 31 August - Jeanette Wässelius, opera singer (died 1853 in Sweden, 1853) * 15 October - Hans Olof Holmström, bishop (died 1855 in Sweden, 1855) * 17 November – Julia Nyberg, poet (died 1854 in Sweden, 1854) * 21 November - Gustaf Wilhelm Finnberg, painter (died 1833 in Sweden, 1833) Deaths ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Gustaf Ekeberg
Carl Gustaf Ekeberg (10 June 1716 – 4 April 1784) was a Swedish physician, chemist and explorer. He made several voyages to the East Indies and China as a sea captain. He brought back reports of the tea tree and wrote a number of books. Biography Ekeberg was born at Djursholm in Uppland, Sweden. He was the son of Gustaf Ekeberg and Catharina Ebba Fast. He was a student at Uppsala University for three years (1726–1729); pharmacy student at Västerås (1730–1736); provisor in the pharmacy at Turku (1737–1738). Trained as a pharmacist and chemist, Ekeberg started his career as a ship's doctor, and became an expert navigator. Between 1742 and 1778 he made ten trips to India and China, becoming a captain in 1750 for the Swedish East India Company. He brought back numerous natural history specimens from his voyages for Carl Linnaeus, with whom he had a close friendship, and was honoured by having the genus '' Ekebergia'' created. Swedish ships from 1750 avoided calling at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1779 In Sweden
Events from the year 1779 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Gustav III Events * Carl Wilhelm Scheele creates Glycerol. * The first theater in Gothenburg, ''Comediehuset'', is inaugurated.Wilhelm Berg: Anteckningar om Göteborgs äldre teatrar / Band 2. 1794-1816 (1896-1900) Births * 26 July - Erik Gustaf Göthe, sculptor (died 1838) * 20 August - Jöns Jacob Berzelius, chemist (died 1848) * 15 October - Johan Olof Wallin, orator, poet and archbishop (died 1839) * Charlotta Aurora De Geer, salonist (died 1834) * 16 December – Vilhelmina Gyldenstolpe, court official (died 1858) * Peter Westerstrøm, mass murderer (died 1809) Deaths * 16 November - Pehr Kalm, explorer (born 1716) * Henrika Juliana von Liewen, salonist (born 1709) * Jean François Beylon, courtier (born 1717 Events January–March * January 1 – Count Carl Gyllenborg, the Swedish ambassador to the Kingdom of Great Britain, is arrested in London over a plot to assist the Pretender to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1796 In Sweden
Events from the year 1796 in Sweden Incumbents * List of Swedish monarchs, Monarch – Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden, Gustav IV Adolf Events * September - The King visits the Imperial court of Catherine the Great in Saint Petersburg in Russia to be engaged to Grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna of Russia. He discontinues the plans when told that she will not be required to convert to Lutheranism. *16 October: The Church of Sweden Timrå Church is inaugurated. * 1 November - The King is declared of age and the guardian government of Charles XIII of Sweden, Duke Charles is dissolved. * - ''Norrköping jungfrustift'' is dissolved. * - Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences Births * 23 July – Franz Berwald, composer (died 1868 in Sweden, 1868) * 3 September – Henriette Widerberg, opera primadonna (died 1872 in Sweden, 1872) * - Anna Elisabeth Hartwick, lace industrialist (died 1882 in Sweden, 1882) Deaths * 17 March – Carl Fredrik Adelcrantz, architect and civil servant (born ... [...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] |
