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1689 In Sweden
Events from the year 1689 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Charles XI Events * - The Riksdag of the Estates grant the monarch the right to taxation during war. * - Opposition from the Riksdag to the monarch is deemed Lèse-majesté. * - ''Helicons Blomster'' by Lasse Lucidor. * - Husqvarna Group if founded. * - Alliance between Sweden and Lüneburg toward Denmark. * * Births * - Lars Gathenhielm, pirate and royal privateer (died 1718) * unknown - Margareta Gyllenstierna, politically active countess (died 1740) * * * Deaths * 24 February - Elsa Elisabeth Brahe, duchess (born 1632) * - Christina, Queen of Sweden, former monarch (born 1626) * - Adolph John I, Count Palatine of Kleeburg, duke (born 1629 Events January–March * January 7– Henry Frederick, Hereditary Prince of the Palatinate, the 15-year-old son of the German Palatinate elector, Frederick V, drowns in an accident while sailing to Amsterdam. * January 19&nd ...) Referen ... [...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] |
Margareta Gyllenstierna
Margareta Gyllenstierna af Fogelvik (c. 1689 - 26 January 1740), was a politically active Swedish countess, married to Arvid Horn, the President of the Privy Council Chancellery (1710–1719 and 1720–1738) and one of the leading figures of the Swedish Age of Liberty. Life Margareta Gyllenstierna was the 6th of 10 children of count Nils Karlsson Gyllenstierna (1648-1720) and Anna Christina Gyllenstierna af Björksund (1657-1715): her year of birth is not stated, but it is likely 1689, as she was born in between her sisters Sidonia (1688-1701) and Charlotta (1690-1695). Being the only child so survive to adulthood, she was the heir of great estates in Småland and Östergötland. She married Horn in his third marriage in 1710. She had five children, two sons and three daughters. During the 1720s and 1730s, Margareta Gyllenstierna and Arvid Horn played a similar role as Magdalena Stenbock and Bengt Gabrielsson Oxenstierna in the 1680s and 1690s, and Christina Piper and Carl Pipe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1629 In Sweden
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Events from the year 1629 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Gustaf II Adolf Events * 12 February – Battle of Górzno * * * * * 25 September – Truce of Altmark Births * August 18 – Agneta Horn, memoir writer (died 1672) * 21 October – Adolph John I, Count Palatine of Kleeburg, (died 1689) * Ebba Sparre, courtier (died 1662) * * * Deaths * 18 August - Vendela Skytte, writer, poet and Lady of Letters (born 1608) * * * 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adolph John I, Count Palatine Of Kleeburg
Adolph John I (German: ''Adolf Johann I.'', Swedish: ''Adolf Johan'') (11 October 1629 – 14 October 1689) was Count Palatine of Kleeburg from 1654 until 1689 and was considered Prince of Sweden until 1660. He was the younger brother of King Charles X Gustav of Sweden. Life Adolph John was born in Stegeborg Castle, Sweden (now in Söderköping Municipality) in 1629 as the youngest son of John Casimir, Count Palatine of Kleeburg and Swedish Princess Catherine. He was Duke of StegeborgPage on dukes aTacitus.nu/ref> after his elder brother Carl Gustav became the King of Sweden. At that time, he also obtained the County Palatine of Kleeburg.Michel Huberty, Alain Giraud, F. and B. Magdelaine. L'Allemagne Dynastique, Tome IV, ''Wittelsbach''. (1985). pp.83–84,108–109, 144–145 Marriage Adolph John married Countess Elizabeth Beatrice Brahe (31 August 1629 – 7 September 1653) on 19 June 1649 and had the following son: # Gustavus Adolph (9 March 1652 – 1 August 1652) Adol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1626 In Sweden
Events from the year 1626 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Gustaf II Adolf Events * 7 January – Swedish victory in the Battle of Wallhof * May 1626 - Sweden invades Polish Prussia * September-October – Swedish victory in the Battle of Gniew * The visions of Margareta i Kumla attracts pilgrimages from all the nation.Göte Göransson: Gustav II Adolf och hans folk (Gustav II Adolf and his people) Stockholm (1994) . Births * 17 May – Countess Palatine Eleonora Catherine of Zweibrücken, princess (died 1692) * 17 June – Johan Baazius the younger, archbishop (died 1681) * 19 April – Christina, Queen of Sweden, monarch (died 1689) * Brita Rosladin (died 1675) * 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1632 In Sweden
Events from the year 1632 in Sweden. Incumbents * Monarch – Gustaf II Adolf then Christina Events * Foundation of the Rudbeckii flickskola, the first school for girls.Johannes Rudbeckius, urn:sbl:6999, Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (art av Erland Sellberg), hämtad 2014-02-26. * March – Thirty Years' War – Gustaf II Adolf of Sweden, invades Bavaria with his army. * April 15 – Thirty Years' War – Gustaf II Adolf defeats Tilly for the second time within a year at the Battle of Rain. Tilly is severely wounded during the battle. * May – Thirty Years' War – Munich, capital of Bavaria, is captured by the Swedish army. * September 9 – Thirty Years' War – Besieged by Wallenstein at Nuremberg, Swedish king Gustavus Adolphus attempts to break the siege, but is defeated in the Battle of the Alte Veste. * October 15 – Official opening of the University of Tartu in Swedish Livonia. * November 6 – Thirty Years' War – Battle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elsa Elisabeth Brahe
Elsa Elisabeth Brahe (29 January 1632 – 24 February 1689), was a Swedish countess and duchess, married to Adolph John I, Count Palatine of Kleeburg, Duke of Stegeborg, the brother of king Charles X of Sweden. Life She was the daughter of count Nils Brahe and Anna Margareta Bielke (1603-1643). She married firstly to Count Erik Axelsson Oxenstierna, Lord High Chancellor of Sweden in 1654-1656, and the son of Axel Oxenstierna. The marriage took place in 1648. This marriage was said to have been arranged partially to eradicate the potentially difficult that could otherwise disturb the power balance among the noble fractions at court caused by the highly controversial love match between her relative Margareta Brahe and her brother-in-law Johan Oxenstierna.Wilhelmina Stålberg: Anteqningar om Svenska kvinnor (Notes on Swedish women) (Swedish) She was widowed in 1656. In 1661, she married secondly to Adolph John I, Count Palatine of Kleeburg, Duke of Stegeborg, the paternal uncle of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1740 In Sweden
Events from the year 1740 in Sweden. Incumbents * Monarch – Frederick I Events * * * * - Foundation of the retirement fund '' Allmänna Änke- och Pupillkassan i Sverige'' for the destitute widows of civil servants, undermining widow conservation.Nordisk familjebok / Uggleupplagan. 22. Possession – Retzia * - The Christina Johansdotter case. * - The Hats (party) campaign for a war against the Empire of Russia with French support. * - An unsuccessful attempt is made to exile the King's mistress Hedvig Taube from the country. * December – '' Sagan om hästen'' by Olof von Dalin Births * 4 February – Carl Michael Bellman, poet, songwriter, composer and performer (died 1795) * * * 7 September - Johan Tobias Sergel, neoclassical sculptor (died 1814) * 8 December – Elisabeth Olin, opera singer and a music composer (died 1828) * 16 December - Georg Magnus Sprengtporten, politician (died 1819) Deaths * 30 January – Amalia Königsmarck, dilettante artist (pai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1718 In Sweden
Events from the year 1718 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Charles XII then Ulrika Eleonora Events * April – The royal privateer Lars Gathenhielm dies and his widow Ingela Gathenhielm takes over his Baltic privateer- and pirate empire. * May – Charles XII issue peace negotiations with Russia on Åland, handled by Georg Heinrich von Görtz, in a hope to conquer the Danish province of Norway with Russian help. * 29 August – 10,000 men under the command of Lieutenant-general Carl Gustaf Armfeldt attacked Trøndelag from Jemtland. * October 30 – Charles XII attacks Norway. * November 12 – Georg Heinrich von Görtz leaves the negotiations with Russia with a proposed peace treaty. * November 30 – King Charles XII of Sweden is killed at Fredrikshald in Norway. * December 1 – The brother-in-law of Charles XII and spouse of Princess Ulrika Eleonora, Frederick of Holstein-Gottorp, discontinue the siege of Fredrikshald. * December 2 – Georg Heinrich von Gör ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lars Gathenhielm
Lars Gathenhielm (originally Lars Andersson Gathe; 1689–1718) was a Swedish sea captain, commander, shipowner merchant, and privateer. Biography Lars Gathenhielm was born on the Gatan estate in Onsala Parish in Halland. His parents were the sea captain Anders Börjesson Gathe and his wife Kerstin Larsdtr Styrman, daughter of a mill owner in Hjälm, Fjärås Parish. Before his knighthood in 1715, he was known as Lars Andersson Gathe or Lasse i Gatan. To protect Swedish shipping from pirates and to harm the enemy, in June 1710 the government of King Charles XII of Sweden gave Lars Gathe Letter of marque granting permission to seize ships from enemy nations including Denmark and Russia. His vessels captured foreign merchant vessels and forced them into port where both cargo and ships were sold. The spoils were also sold at Dunkerque in northern France. He had a great deal of early success with his galleon ''Lilla Jägaren'', and as the volume of hijackings increased, many ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
