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1724 In Sweden
Events from the year 1724 in Sweden Incumbents * List of Swedish monarchs, Monarch – Frederick I of Sweden, Frederick I Events * - Defense treaty between Sweden and Russia. * - The Product Act ban all foreign ships to import products from any other nations than their own.Berättelser ur svenska historien (1885-1886) (läst 3 april 2011) * - New law on schooling: all parents are obliged to learn their children read and write, or have teachers to do so. This law is in effect until 1807. * * * * Births * 16 January - Per Krafft the Elder, portraitist (died 1793 in Sweden, 1793) * * * * 10 July - Eva Ekeblad, scientist (died 1786 in Sweden, 1786) * * - Ulrika Strömfelt, politically active courtier (died 1780 in Sweden, 1780) Deaths * * 20 September - David von Krafft, painter (born 1655 in Sweden, 1655) * - Urban Hjärne, chemist (born 1641 in Sweden, 1641) * * - Beata Sparre, politically active courtier (born 1662 in Sweden, 1662) References 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kungsholmen östra Del 1724
Kungsholmen is an island in Lake Mälaren in Sweden, part of central Stockholm, Sweden. It is situated north of Riddarfjärden and considered part of the historical province Uppland. Its area is with a perimeter of . The highest point is at Stadshagsplan at . The total population is 71,542 (December 31, 2020). Administratively, it is subdivided into the five districts Kungsholmen, Marieberg, Fredhäll, Kristineberg and Stadshagen. History Establishment Franciscan friars from the Grey Friar's Abbey, Stockholm, began living on the island in the 15th century. Because of this, the island was named ''Munklägret'' (the Monks' encampment). The monks subsisted on cattle-breeding and fishing. They also managed the brickyard Själakoret at Rålambshov. As a result of the Swedish Reformation, which was concluded at the parliament in Västerås 1527, the monks were expelled and the area became property of the crown. At the end of the 16th century, Johan III (son of Gustav Vasa) est ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Von Krafft
David Krafft, from 1719 David von Krafft (1655 – 20 September 1724), was a German-Swedish painter, the nephew and student of David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl and his successor (in 1698) as painter to the Swedish Royal Court. Biography Krafft was born in Hamburg. Krafft became an orphan at an early age. His parents' names are not known but his mother was a sister of the Swedish court painter David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl. Krafft was called to Sweden in 1675 by Ehrenstrahl, as his assistant and apprentice. Ehrenstrahl also became his teacher in the art of painting. David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl had been born in Hamburg and settled in Sweden in the 1650s, where he was successful as a painter primarily of portraits of members of the royal house and the aristocracy. He was ennobled in 1674, receiving the surname Ehrenstrahl. In 1684 Krafft received an annual grant from Queen Ulrika Eleonora the Elder for a journey to Italy through Denmark and Germany. The purpose was first to visit the va ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1724 In Sweden
Events from the year 1724 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Frederick I Events * - Defense treaty between Sweden and Russia. * - The Product Act ban all foreign ships to import products from any other nations than their own.Berättelser ur svenska historien (1885-1886) (läst 3 april 2011) * - New law on schooling: all parents are obliged to learn their children read and write, or have teachers to do so. This law is in effect until 1807. * * * * Births * 16 January - Per Krafft the Elder, portraitist (died 1793) * * * * 10 July - Eva Ekeblad, scientist (died 1786) * * - Ulrika Strömfelt, politically active courtier (died 1780) Deaths * * 20 September - David von Krafft, painter (born 1655) * - Urban Hjärne, chemist (born 1641) * * - Beata Sparre, politically active courtier (born 1662) References Years of the 18th century in Sweden Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1662 In Sweden
Events from the year 1662 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Charles XI Events * The work on the new Drottningholm Palace is started * The mourning period of the late monarch is terminated. * Dueling is banned through the '' Duellplakatet'' * Old Farmer's Almanac published in Swedish Births * Maria Aurora von Königsmarck, courtier, amateur actress, royal mistress and famous beauty (died 1728) * Beata Sparre, courtier and spy (died 1724) * Sofia Drake, landowner and letter writer (died 1741) * Deaths * Axel Lillie, soldier and politician (born 1603) * Elizabeth Ribbing, secret royal spouse (born 1596) * Ebba Sparre, courtier and favorite (born 1629) * * 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] |
Beata Sparre
Beata Sparre (1662–1724) was a Swedish courtier. She used the net of contacts her office gave her to benefit the interests of both her family, herself personally as well as individual supplicants and foreign powers in exchange for money. She is known for her successful use of her service as lady-in-waiting for lucrative purposes, and considered a notable example of a female courtier who used her office and the net of contact it gave her as a way of creating influence and personal wealth. Biography Beata Sparre was the daughter of Baron Axel Carlsson Sparre and Beata Stenbock. She served as a lady-in-waiting to Queen Hedvig Eleonora in 1680–1715 and to Princess Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden in 1715–1720. She used her position as a courtier by creating a net of influential contacts, which she could use to accept and put forward requests from supplicants in exchange for money. This was a common way for a female courtier to earn money, but like her contemporary Anna Mari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1641 In Sweden
Events from the year 1641 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Christina Events * May - Lennart Torstensson is appointed field marshal and becomes the leader of the Swedish army during the Thirty Years' War in Germany. Births * 20 January - Anders Torstenson, member of the Privy Council, Governor-General of Estonia (died 1686) * Urban Hjärne, chemist, geologist, physician and writer (died 1724) * Fabian Wrede, Count of Östanå, politician (died 1712) * Waldemar von Wrangel, soldier (died 1675) * Hans Wachtmeister, admiral general of the Swedish Navy and advisor to King Charles XI of Sweden and King Charles XII of Sweden (died 1714) Deaths * Johan Banér, Field Marshal in the Thirty Years' War (born 1596) 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, Swe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urban Hjärne
Urban Hjärne (20 December 1641 – 10 March 1724) was a Swedish chemist, geologist, physician and writer. Biography He was born at Skworitz near Nyenschantz in Swedish Ingria. He was the son of vicar Erlandus Jonæ Hiærne (1596–1654) and Christina Tomasdotter Schmidt (1615–1682). He was admitted in 1655 to the high school gymnasium in Dorpat. He went to Arva, where he studied until 1657. He entered Uppsala University in 1658. He began his medical education at Uppsala in 1661. For several years he visited Northern Europe's leading research center for medicine. He travelled to the Netherlands, England and France. In 1670 he became a doctor of medicine at Angers, France. In 1674 he settled as a physician in Stockholm where his practice primarily served the aristocracy. In 1669 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. He was appointed first physician to the King Charles XI of Sweden in 1684 and was ennobled in 1689. He became assessor of the Board of M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1655 In Sweden
Events from the year 1655 in Sweden Incumbents * List of Swedish monarchs, Monarch – Charles X Gustav of Sweden, Charles X Gustav Events * The King summon the 1655 Riksdag and introduces a Reduction (Sweden) of a quarter of all lands granted to the nobility from the crown since 1632.Per Nyström: Ekonomisk frihet och rätt i svensk historia, in I folkets tjänst, artiklar i urval. Stockholm 1983. * Deluge (history) * 23 August - Battle of Sobota * 16 September - Battle of Żarnów * September 20 – September 30 - Battle of Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki * 3 October - Battle of Wojnicz Births * January - Cornelius Anckarstjerna, admiral (died 1714 in Sweden, 1714) * Charles XI of Sweden, monarch (died 1697 in Sweden, 1697) * * * * David von Krafft, painter (died 1724 in Sweden, 1724) Deaths * 28 March - Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg, queen dowager (born 1595 in Germany, 1595) * Anna Ovena Hoyer, writer (born 1584 in Germany, 1584) * Christian Thum, actor and theater director ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1780 In Sweden
Events from the year 1780 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Gustav III Events * * 8 June – Henrik af Trolle is appointed general admiral and chief of the Swedish naval fleet. * August – Sweden, Denmark-Norway and Russia conduct an alliance of neutrality against Great Britain's privateers. Births * * 3 April – Abraham Rydberg, shipowner and philanthropist (d. 1845) * 4 July – Sofia Hjärne, baroness (d. 1860) * 15 July – Emilie Petersen, philanthropist (d. 1859) * Bror Cederström, minister of war (d. 1877) * Anna Carlström, licensed brothel owner (d. 1850) Deaths * April 5 – Ulrika Strömfelt, Swedish courtier (b. 1724) * Martin Nürenbach, stage artist and theater director (year of birth unknown) 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 name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN ... [...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] |
Ulrika Strömfelt
Ulrika Eleonora Strömfelt (1724–5 April 1780), was a politically active Swedish noble and courtier. She is known for her part in the attempted Coup d'état of queen Louisa Ulrika in 1756. Life Ulrika Strömfelt was the daughter of riksråd count Johan Carl Strömfelt and the ''överhovmästarinna'' and royal governess Hedvig Elisabet Wrangel. In 1739, she became ''hovfröken'' ( maid of honor) to Ulrika Eleonora, Queen of Sweden. In 1744, she was made maid of honor to the new crown princess, Louisa Ulrika of Prussia. She and her sister Agneta Strömfelt belonged to the first circle of courtiers appointed to Louisa Ulrika after her arrival in Sweden together with Cathérine Charlotte De la Gardie, Henrika Juliana von Liewen and Charlotta Sparre. In 1748, she was promoted to the position of '' kammarfröken'' (Chief Maid of honor) after Henrika Juliana von Liewen departure from court. She was apparently well liked by Louisa Ulrika, and was often given the task to read ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1786 In Sweden
Events from the year 1786 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Gustav III Events * 5 April - The Royal Swedish Academy is founded. * 1 May – King Gustav III summon the Riksdag of the Estates to Stockholm. * 23 June - The Riksdag of the Estates is dissolved. *23 October - Charter rights are given to Östersund. * Date unknown- The first school to give higher education to female students, the ''Societetsskolan'', is founded in Gothenburg. *Date unknown - Foundation of the Swedish West India Company *Date unknown - Maria Christina Bruhn becomes the first woman to be given a patent as an inventor in Sweden. *Date unknown - The first hot air balloons are released in Sweden by the popular acrobat Antonio Bartolomeo Spinacuta.Flodmark, Johan: Stenborgska skådebanorna. Bidrag till Stockholms teaterhistoria. Stockholm. Norstedt & söner. Births * 19 January – Carl Gustaf Kröningssvärd, lawyer and historian (died 1859) * 13 May - Anna Ehrenström, poet (died 1857) * 8 August ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
