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1704 In Sweden
Events from the year 1704 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Charles XII Events * 29 February – This date was intended to be skipped in the calendar, but was not. See February 30#Swedish calendar. * 14 May – Russian victory in the Second Battle on Peipus. * 15 June – The last execution for witchcraft in Sweden: Anna Eriksdotter is decapitated. * 16 June – Battle of Wesenberg (1704) * 25 July – Battle of Jakobstadt * July 12 – Great Northern War – Charles XII of Sweden forces the election of his ally Stanisław Leszczyński as King of Poland in place of Augustus II the Strong. * 9 August – Battle of Poznań (1704) * 10 August – Battle of Narva (1704) ** The enslavement of Lovisa von Burghausen. * 28 October – Battle of Poniec Births * 1 November - Erland Broman, royal favorite (died 1757) * * * * * * * Deaths * 15 June - Anna Eriksdotter, last person executed for witchcraft (born 1624 E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Jakobstadt
The Battle of Jakobstadt (, lv, Kauja pie Jēkabpils, , pl, Krzyżbork) was a battle fought in the Great Northern War. It took place on 25 July 1704 ( O.S.) / 26 July 1704 (Swedish calendar) / 5 August 1704 ( N.S.) between a Swedish army under Adam Ludwig Lewenhaupt and a combined Polish/Russian force under Great Hetman Michał Serwacy Wiśniowiecki at the town of Jēkabpils (german: Jakobstadt) in the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia The Duchy of Courland and Semigallia ( la, Ducatus Curlandiæ et Semigalliæ; german: Herzogtum Kurland und Semgallen; lv, Kurzemes un Zemgales hercogiste; lt, Kuršo ir Žiemgalos kunigaikštystė; pl, Księstwo Kurlandii i Semigalii) was .... The Swedes were victorious.''Forces are usually set at 5,000-6,000 Swedes and Lithuanians and 15,000-17,000 Poles, Lithuanians and Russians.'' Northern Wars, Oskar Sjöström/ref> Battle Lewenhaupt divided his troops into two parts. The first formed by the Swedes and the second formed by the Lithu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Of Poland
Poland was ruled at various times either by dukes and princes (10th to 14th centuries) or by kings (11th to 18th centuries). During the latter period, a tradition of free election of monarchs made it a uniquely electable position in Europe (16th to 18th centuries). The first known Polish ruler is Duke Mieszko I, who adopted Christianity under the authority of Rome in the year 966. He was succeeded by his son, Bolesław I the Brave, who greatly expanded the boundaries of the Polish state and ruled as the first king in 1025. The following centuries gave rise to the mighty Piast dynasty, consisting of both kings such as Mieszko II Lambert, Przemysł II or Władysław I the Elbow-high and dukes like Bolesław III Wrymouth. The dynasty ceased to exist with the death of Casimir III the Great in 1370. In the same year, the Capetian House of Anjou became the ruling house with Louis I as king of both Poland and Hungary. His daughter, Jadwiga, later married Jogaila, the pagan Grand Du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1704 In Sweden
Events from the year 1704 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Charles XII Events * 29 February – This date was intended to be skipped in the calendar, but was not. See February 30#Swedish calendar. * 14 May – Russian victory in the Second Battle on Peipus. * 15 June – The last execution for witchcraft in Sweden: Anna Eriksdotter is decapitated. * 16 June – Battle of Wesenberg (1704) * 25 July – Battle of Jakobstadt * July 12 – Great Northern War – Charles XII of Sweden forces the election of his ally Stanisław Leszczyński as King of Poland in place of Augustus II the Strong. * 9 August – Battle of Poznań (1704) * 10 August – Battle of Narva (1704) ** The enslavement of Lovisa von Burghausen. * 28 October – Battle of Poniec Births * 1 November - Erland Broman, royal favorite (died 1757) * * * * * * * Deaths * 15 June - Anna Eriksdotter, last person executed for witchcraft (born 1624 E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1624 In Sweden
Events that occurred during the year 1624 in Sweden, including births and deaths. Incumbents * Monarch – Gustaf II Adolf Events April * April 15: The city of Sala is granted town privileges by Gustaf II Adolf. June * 1 June: The truce between Sweden and Poland expires, but is extended until March 1, 1625. September * September 11: The royal secretary Göran Bähr is hung for his apostasy of the protestant religion. * September 21: Södertälje 's mayor Z. Anthelius, and two other Swedes are executed because of their Catholic faith. Births * February 13: Erik Oxenstierna (not to be confounded with Eric Oxenstierna), born in Södermanland, count of Södermöre and swedish chancellor. * 29 June - Olov Svebilius, archbishop from 1681 to his death in 1700. * unknown date - Anna Eriksdotter, alleged witch (died 1704). * Maria Dauerer, pharmacist (apothecary) (died 1688). Deaths * March 25: Lucretia Magnusdotter (Gyllenhielm), illegitimate royal daughter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1757 In Sweden
Events from the year 1757 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Adolf Frederick Events * May - Sweden form an alliance with France and Austria against Prussia. * 13 September - Sweden joins the Seven Years' War through the Pomeranian War. * - A regulation is formed for the ongoing agricultural land reform ''Storskiftet''. * - People with epilepsy are banned from marrying.Sverige 1900-talet – Oönskade i folkhemmet, NE, Bra Böcker, 2000 * - Blockade of Stralsund * - Gustav Badin is presented as a gift to the Queen. * Births * 16 March - Bengt Lidner, poet (died 1793) * 29 March - Carl Axel Arrhenius, chemist (died 1824) * 30 March - Sophie Piper, courtier (died 1816) * 31 March - Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt, royal favorite (died 1814) * 14 July - Anders Fredrik Skjöldebrand, minister and general (died 1834) * 27 September – Henric Schartau, pietist (died 1825) * 10 October - Erik Acharius, botanist (died 1819) * Christina Fris, industrialist (died 1835) Deaths * Erla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erland Broman
Erland Carlsson Broman (1 November 1704 – 19 January 1757) was a Swedish official and noble, and a favorite of King Frederick I of Sweden. Broman was from a lesser noble family and son of '' lagman'' Karl Broman and Eva Hök. He became a courtier of King Frederick in 1722, and soon became a personal friend and trusted confidant of the monarch, who entrusted him with the task to organize his infidelities and love affairs. In 1731, he introduced Hedvig Taube to Frederick and managed to install her as an official royal mistress. The same year, he was made ''kammarherre'', courtier. After the death of Hedvig Taube in 1744, he introduced her successor, Catharina Ebba Horn. In return for this and similar favors, he was awarded with titles, money and offices: he became the chamberlain of the royal court in 1741 and president of commerce in 1747. Broman frequently used his favored position to accept bribes. Politically he was an ally of the Hats A hat is a head covering w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Poniec
The Battle of Poniec took place on October 28, 1704 in Poniec, Poland, during the Great Northern War. The Swedish Army under Charles XII unsuccessfully dislodged the Saxon Army under Johann Matthias von der Schulenburg through several cavalry charges. The Saxons had deployed in a massive square formation near the village of Janiszewo, west of Poniec. Background In August 1704, Charles XII of Sweden marched to Lwów, Poland, which was taken after a brief siege. Augustus II the Strong, who camped in Sandomierz, took advantage of this by marching to Warsaw, where he occupied the city and captured 1,500 Swedes. When Charles XII returned to the city in October, Augustus II fell back to Kraków. General Schulenburg tried to cross the river Oder and flee to Saxony with 4,000 infantry and 900 cavalry, but these were chased by Charles XII, who with 3,000 cavalry pursued them to the city of Poniec on October 28. The battle Schulenberg had twelve battalions of infantry and four squadrons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lovisa Von Burghausen
Lovisa von Burghausen (1698 – 20 January 1733) was a Swedish memoirist who became famous for her story about her time in captivity as a slave in Russia after being taken prisoner by the Russians during the Great Northern War. She was sold as a slave several times before she eventually recovered her freedom, and her story became perhaps the most famous of the many stories of Carolinian fates of this period. Kidnapped Lovisa was born in the city of Narva in Swedish Estonia, one of five daughters to the noble Swedish major Gustaf von Burghausen and Margareta von Brundert. Her father had been taking part in the defence of the city when it was taken by the Russians after the Battle of Narva (1704). During the chaotic pillage of the city, Lovisa was separated from her family and taken captive by a Russian soldier.Åberg, Alf (1991). Fångars elände: karolinerna i Ryssland 1700-1723. Misery of prisoners. The Carolinians in Russia 1700-1723'Stockholm: Natur & Kultur. Libris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Narva (1704)
The siege of Narva (russian: Осада Нарвы, sv, Belägringen av Narva), also known as the Second Battle of Narva, was the second Russian siege of Swedish Narva during the Great Northern War from 27 June to 9 August 1704. The siege came four years after the first battle of Narva, where the Russians were defeated by a much smaller Swedish force defending the city. Tsar Peter I marched to the area again with a reorganized army in an attempt to capture Narva and occupy Swedish Ingria, previously a Swedish logistical center and territory ceded by Russia in 1617.Tucker, S.C., 2010, A Global Chronology of Conflict, Vol. Two, Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, LLC, Marshal Boris Sheremetev's force of 20,000 captured Tartu on 24 June and then Russian forces led by Georg Benedict von Ogilvy besieged Narva, with the garrison under the Commandant Major-General Henning Rudolf Horn af Ranzien and consisting of only 3,800 infantry and 1,300 cavalry. After a long siege followed by a three- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Poznań (1704)
The Battle of Poznań was a battle that took place on August 9, 1704 in Poznań, Poland during the Great Northern War The Great Northern War (1700–1721) was a conflict in which a coalition led by the Tsardom of Russia successfully contested the supremacy of the Swedish Empire in Northern, Central and Eastern Europe. The initial leaders of the anti-Swedi .... The Swedes won the battle. References Poznan 1704 in Europe Poznan Poznan Poznan History of Poznań 1704 in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth {{Sweden-battle-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augustus II The Strong
Augustus II; german: August der Starke; lt, Augustas II; in Saxony also known as Frederick Augustus I – Friedrich August I (12 May 16701 February 1733), most commonly known as Augustus the Strong, was Elector of Saxony from 1694 as well as King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania in the years 1697–1706 and from 1709 until his death in 1733. He belonged to the Albertine line of the House of Wettin. Augustus' great physical strength earned him the nicknames "the Strong", "the Saxon Hercules" and "Iron-Hand". He liked to show that he lived up to his name by breaking horseshoes with his bare hands and engaging in fox tossing by holding the end of his sling with just one finger while two of the strongest men in his court held the other end.Sacheverell Sitwell. ''The Hunters and the Hunted'', p. 60. Macmillan, 1947. He is also notable for fathering a very large number of children. In order to be elected King of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Augustus converted to Roman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanisław Leszczyński
Stanisław I Leszczyński (; lt, Stanislovas Leščinskis; french: Stanislas Leszczynski; 20 October 1677 – 23 February 1766), also Anglicized and Latinized as Stanislaus I, was twice King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, and at various times Prince of Deux-Ponts, Duke of Bar and Duke of Lorraine. During the Great Northern War, multiple candidates had emerged at the death John III Sobieski for the elective kingship of Poland (which also included the Grand Duchy of Lithuania as part of the Poland-Lithuanian Commonwealth). Backed by powerful neighbors in Russia and Austria, the Sejm elected August the Strong, Elector of Saxony to succeed John III in 1697 as August II. Russia's primary antagonist in the Great Northern War, Sweden had supported Stanisław Leszczyński for the throne, and after defeating a combined army of Saxon and Polish-Lithuanian forces, deposed August II and installed Leszczyński as Stanisław I in 1704. In 1709, Charles XII of Sweden, Stanis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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