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1723 In Sweden
Events from the year 1723 in Sweden. Incumbents * Monarch – Frederick I Events * January – The Estates of the Realm is assembled. The party in favor of naming Charles Frederick, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp as heir to the throne is strengthened, supported by the Empire of Russia. * The Estates of the Realm passes a new Order on Parliamentary Proceedings, which will be a cornerstone of the Age of Liberty in Sweden. It is one of the fundamental laws of Sweden together with the Instrument of Government of 1719/1720. * January – Frederick I tries, but fail, to strengthen the royal power against the parliament with the support of Hovpartiet, the Holstein Party fills the royal council with its followers, and Arvid Horn become a leading force within Swedish politics. * 1 May - A great fire in Stockholm destroys the Katarina Church and a large part of the city around it. * 17 October - A law is passed, in which the Riksdag of the Estates is granted power over the monarch a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catherine Charlotte De La Gardie
Countess Catherine Charlotte De la Gardie (née Catharina Charlotta Taube; 5 April 1723 – 24 March 1763), also known as Catherine Charlotte de La Gardie, was a Swedish countess and courtier. She is famed for her support of the smallpox vaccination in Sweden, and for stopping the last witch trial in her country. Life Born to Count Edvard Didrik Taube of Odenkat and Kristina Maria Falkenberg, Catherine was the younger sister of the royal favourite Hedvig Taube, who was the royal mistress to king Frederick I of Sweden from 1731 to 1744. Catherine Charlotte served as ''hovfröken'' to Crown Princess Lovisa Ulrika from 1744 until 1748. Catherine Charlotte De la Gardie has been described as talented, brave, beautiful and clear sighted, without prejudices and with an open mind.Cathérine Charlotte De la Gardie (f. Taube), urn:sbl:17374, Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (art av B. Boéthius); hämtad 29 October 2013. (in Swedish) She received but a customary shallow lady's education of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1637 In Sweden
Events from the year 1637 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Christina Events * The first regulation of the Romani, '' Placat om Tatrarnes fördrifvande av landet'', declare all Romani expelled from Sweden: all adult men are sentenced to death while women and children are to be hunted over the borders. * Gese Wechel becomes the first female manager of the Swedish Post Office. * The New Sweden Company is endorsed by the Swedish Government. December * Peter Minuit from Holland sails to Delaware in order to create a settlement called New Sweden. Births * Axel Julius De la Gardie, field marshal and governor general (died 1710) * Beata Elisabet von Königsmarck, countess and landowner (died 1723) * * * * 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 Wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beata Elisabet Von Königsmarck
Beata Elisabet von Königsmarck (1637–1723), was a Swedish countess and landowner. She was the daughter of Hans Christoff von Königsmarck and Barbara von Leist: through her brother, she was thereby the paternal aunt of Carl Johan von Königsmarck, Amalia von Königsmarck, Aurora von Königsmarck and Philip Christoph von Königsmarck. In 1655, she married count Pontus Fredrik De la Gardie (1630-1692), younger brother of Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie, and became the mother of Johanna Eleonora De la Gardie and Ebba Maria De la Gardie. Beata Elisabet von Königsmarck belonged to the elite of the Swedish aristocracy, often attended court, and had a wide net of powerful contacts. She used these contacts for political purposes, and was commissioned as an agent by France through its ambassador in Sweden, D'Avaux. Between 1697 and 1699, there was a Danish policy to create an alliance with Sweden through a double wedding between Charles XII of Sweden and Princess Sophia Hedwig of De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1778 In Sweden
Events from the year 1778 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Gustav III Events * April - The king introduces the costume reform ''Nationella dräkten'' to give the population a standard costume to wear and thereby avoid the great waste of clothing. In reality, however, the costume comes to be worn only as a court costume. * 20 October - First issue of '' Stockholms-Posten'' * Capital punishment in Sweden is abolished for infanticide, rape, adultery, bigamy, witchcraft and repeated theft.{ * '' Barnamordsplakatet'' secures the right to anonymity for, and bans persecution of, unwed mothers to protect them from the social stigma which could cause infanticide. * The pregnancy of Queen Sophia Magdalena is announced after twelve years of childless marriage for the royal couple. The Queen Dowager is involved supporting rumors that Adolf Fredrik Munck is the real father, resulting in a court scandal. The ''Munck affair'' ends with the Queen Dowager forced to officially retract her sup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catharina Justander
Catharina Justander (Lempäälä, 1723 - Zeist, 5 October 1778) was a Finnish (Swedish) missionary. As a missionary, she played a leading role in spreading the Moravian Church in Stockholm (Sweden), Turku (Finland) and Zeist (The Netherlands), and was made an Acolyte An acolyte is an assistant or follower assisting the celebrant in a religious service or procession. In many Christian denominations, an acolyte is anyone performing ceremonial duties such as lighting altar candles. In others, the term is used f .... References Suomen kansallisbiografia/Finlands nationalbiografi {{DEFAULTSORT:Justander, Catharina 1723 births 1778 deaths 18th-century Finnish people 18th-century religious leaders Finnish Lutheran missionaries Women Protestant religious leaders 18th-century Christian clergy Lutheran missionaries in Europe Protestant missionaries in Finland Swedish Lutheran missionaries Female Christian missionaries Swedish people of the Moravian Church 18th-century Finn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1811 In Sweden
Events from the year 1811 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Charles XIII Events * June - The peasant rebellion '' Klågerupskravallerna'' takes place in the province of Scania. * - The Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry is founded. * - The Crown Princess, Désirée Clary, leaves Sweden for France, where she lives estranged from her spouse until 1823. * - The creation of the Order of Charles XIII. * - Married businesswomen are granted the right to make decisions about their own businesses without their husband's consent.Mansdominans i förändring, om ledningsgrupper och styrelser: betänkande by Sverige Utredningen om kvinnor på ledande poster i näringslivet (SOU 2003:16). Stockholm: Edita Norstedts Tryckeri AB. 2003. . Births * 31 August – Adolfina Fägerstedt, ballerina (d. 1902) * 1 September – Richard Dybeck jurist, antiquarian, and lyricist (died 1877) * 17 September – August Blanche journalist, novelist, and a socialist politician (died 1868) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eva Merthen
Eva Merthen (1723–15 October 1811), known as "''The Duchess of Finland''", was a Finnish woman known for her relationship with the General James Keith during the Russian occupation of the Swedish province of Finland during the Russo-Swedish War (1741–1743). She is the subject of the novel " Hertiginnan av Finland" (1850) by Zacharias Topelius. Life Merthen was the daughter of the mayor of Åbo, Karl Merthen. She made the acquaintance of Keith, who was the leader of the Russian forces who captured Åbo in 1742, at the receptions arranged by the Russian officers and where she made a success as a well-educated, charming beauty. During the occupation, Keith was given authority to manage the occupation as he wished, and Merthen is considered to have influenced his rule and by her influence making the policy toward civilians mild during the Russian occupation.Matti Klinge. "Merthen, Eva (1723 - 1811)". National Biography of Finland. Finnish Literary Society. Retrieved 2010-09-27. Her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1793 In Sweden
Events from the year 1793 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Gustav IV Adolf Events * 7 January - Ebel riots in Stockholm. * 9 March - Riot among students in Scania. * May - Reuterholm completes a defense treaty with revolutionary France. * 18 December - Magdalena Rudenschöld is the first to be arrested when the Armfelt Conspiracy of the Gustavian Party against the guardian government is exposed. * - The Royal Dramatic Theatre changes localities from the Bollhuset to Makalös in Stockholm, and the Bollhuset building is torn down. * - The Royal Dramatic Training Academy is regulated and given its organization by Anne Marie Milan Desguillons and Joseph Sauze Desguillons.Ingrid Luterkort: Om igen, herr Molander! Kungliga Dramatiska teaterns elevskola 1787–1964, 1998. Births * 27 February - Elisabeth Frösslind, opera singer and actress (died 1861) * 20 August - Ulrika Sofia De Geer, salonnière (died 1869) * 14 October - Erik Johan Stagnelius, romantic poet (died 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Carowsky
Maria Carowsky (née Ross) (1723–1793) was a Swedish artist. Maria Carowsky was born in Gothenburg to the artist Johan Ross the Elder, an emigrant from Holstein. In 1744, she married the artist Michael Carowsky. She was widowed in 1745 and took over her husband's studio. She was employed as a decorator of the Gothenburg Cathedral from the 1750s to the 1770s. She is known as the artist behind the pulpit in the Lerum Church from 1752. She played a great role as the teacher of several art students in her studio. Her daughter Christina Elisabeth Carowsky (1745–1797) was a portrait painter. See also * Margareta Capsia Margareta Capsia (1682 – 20 June 1759) was a Swedish/Finnish artist, the first professional native female artist in Finland, which during her lifetime was a part of Sweden. She mainly painted altarpieces, but was also active as a portrait pa ... References Other sources * Svenskt konstnärslexikon (Swedish Art dictionary) Allhems Förlag, Malmö (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1766 In Sweden
Events from the year 1766 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Adolf Frederick Events * February – The government of the Caps (party) make an alliance between Sweden and Great Britain, and France discontinue its subsidies to Sweden. * 30 April – Uppsala burns down. * 26 June – The new Sumptuary law bans the import of numerous luxury items such as coffee, chocolate and many brands of vine. * 9 July - Inauguration of the new Drottningholm Palace Theatre. * 8 October - Sophia Magdalena of Denmark arrives in Sweden. * 4 November – The wedding between Crown Prince Gustav and Sophia Magdalena of Denmark in Stockholm. * 2 December – The law of the Freedom of the press and the public access to public documents is passed. * - The Utile Dulci is created. * - A new sumptuary law is introduced, which is to be the strictest of all sumptuary laws in Sweden: all import of coffee, chocolate, Arak (drink), Punsch, Liqueur, perfume and certain brands of vine are banned, the us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hedvig Strömfelt
Hedvig Strömfelt (Stockholm 11 October 1723 - Kersö), 22 May 1766), was a Swedish baroness and psalm writer. She occupied an important place in the Moravian Church Stockholm congregation in 18th-century Sweden. She composed the psalms number 46, 59 and 63 in Sions Sånger (Songs of Sion) of 1743, and likely 72, 78, 85, 86, 105 and 108 in Sions Nya Sånger (New Songs of Sion) of 1748. Life Hedvig Strömfelt was the daughter of baron Otto Reinhold Strömfelt, president of Svea Hovrätt, and Anna Magdalena Taube af Odenkat. Her parents, previously followers of the pietism, became followers of the Moravian Church after a visit to Livonia in 1738. Upon their return, the home of the Strömfelt family became a haven for the Moravian Church in Stockholm and Sweden, were the Moravian faith was introduced by mission of Thore Odhelius, who was referred to as the Moravian court chaplain of her father. Many Moravians were given employment and refuge in the Strömfelt home. Hedvig Strömfelt al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
