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1725 In Sweden
Events from the year 1725 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Frederick I Events * - Public bath houses are banned to prevent the spread of syphilis. * - The new building of the Danviken Hospital is completed.Näsström, Gustaf (1951). 400 år på Danviken (in Swedish). Stockholm. * - Inauguration of the Finnish Church, Stockholm. * * * * Births * * February 5 – Anna Maria Rückerschöld, cookery book author and social critic (died 1805) * Brita Ryy, educator (died 1783) * Anna Maria Brandel, industrialist (died 1799) * * Deaths * * * April 14 – Maria Romberg, convicted murderer (born 1697) * May 23 – Anna Maria Schmilau, tapestry artist * May 31 – Erik Carlsson Sjöblad, governor and admiral (born 1647) References 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 World ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1725
Events January–March * January 15 – James Macrae, a former captain of a freighter for the British East India Company, is hired by the Company to administer the Madras Presidency (at the time, the "Presidency of Fort St. George"), and begins major reforms. At the time, the area administered is most of Southern India, including what is now the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, parts the states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Telangana, Odisha and the union territory of Lakshadweep. * January 20 – James Figg hosts the first recorded international boxing match, fought between English livestock drover Bob Whitaker and Venetian gondolier Alberto di Carni in London. * January 25 – The Spanish corsair Amaro Pargo receives the title of Hidalgo (nobleman). * January – In Japan, the policy of the Gonin-gumi organizing groups of every five households in a town into units collectively responsible for the good behavior of everyone in the unit, goes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1783 In Sweden
Events from the year 1783 in Sweden Incumbents * List of Swedish monarchs, Monarch – Gustav III of Sweden, Gustav III Events * * * - Creation of the ''Walhalla-orden'' * - Treaty of Amity and Commerce (United States–Sweden) * June - Gustav III has plans to conquer the Danish province of Norway, and meet with Catherine the Great in Finland in an unsuccessful attempt to persuade her to end the Russian-Danish alliance. * - ''Norrköping jungfrustift'' is founded. * 27 September - Gustav III begun his trip to Italy and France. * - ''Bacchi Tempel'', by Carl Michael Bellman * - Giovanna Bassi is engaged at the Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm. Births * * 12 January - Erik Gustaf Geijer, writer (died 1847 in Sweden , 1847) * * * 3 September - Sophie Karsten, ballerina (died 1862 in Sweden , 1862) * 22 October - Maria Johanna Görtz, artist (died 1853 in Sweden , 1853) * 18 December - Johan Niclas Byström, sculptor (died 1848 in Sweden , 1848) Deaths * * Brita Ryy, e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1725 In Sweden
Events from the year 1725 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Frederick I Events * - Public bath houses are banned to prevent the spread of syphilis. * - The new building of the Danviken Hospital is completed.Näsström, Gustaf (1951). 400 år på Danviken (in Swedish). Stockholm. * - Inauguration of the Finnish Church, Stockholm. * * * * Births * * February 5 – Anna Maria Rückerschöld, cookery book author and social critic (died 1805) * Brita Ryy, educator (died 1783) * Anna Maria Brandel, industrialist (died 1799) * * Deaths * * * April 14 – Maria Romberg, convicted murderer (born 1697) * May 23 – Anna Maria Schmilau, tapestry artist * May 31 – Erik Carlsson Sjöblad, governor and admiral (born 1647) References 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 World ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. * January 7 – The Westminster Assembly begins debating the biblical proof texts, to support the new Confession of Faith. * January 16 – Citizens of Dublin declare their support for Rinuccini, and refuse to support the army of the Marquis of Ormond. * January 17 – Posten Norge was founded as Postvesenet. * January 20 – A small Qing force led by Li Chengdong captures Guangzhou and kills the Zhu Yuyue, the Shaowu Emperor of the Southern Ming dynasty in China. * February 5 – The Yongli era is proclaimed as Zhu Youlang is declared the Yongli Emperor of the Southern Ming. * February 24 – Thomas Bushell surrenders the Bristol Channel island of Lundy, the last remaining Royalist territory of England, to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erik Carlsson Sjöblad
Erik Carlsson Sjöblad (August 28, 1647 – May 31, 1725) was a Swedish governor, admiral, and baron. Early years Sjöblad was born in Halmstad, Halland, Sweden. His father, a general, was Baron Carol Sjöblad Nilsson (1611–1696); his mother was Maria Eriksdotter Stierna (1614–1686). Sjoblad married Charlotta Regina Palbitski (born 1663) in 1681. They had three children, a son, Carl Georg Sjöblad, and two daughters, Ulrika Maria Eriksdotter Sjöblad (died 1758) and Charlotte Christina Sjöblad (died 1771) Career Sjöblad began his military career in 1664 at the age of 17, when he took a post in the English fleet. After nine years he returned to Sweden, now as captain. In the Swedish admiralty, he rose quickly in rank, and in 1676, he was appointed admiral, when only 29 years old. In 1677, he led his squadron against the Dano-Norwegian admiral Niels Juel. The Action of 31 May 1677 ended with Sjöblad's loss of 1,500 men and his ship ''Amara Then'', and he became a prisoner o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
May 31
Events Pre-1600 * 455 – Emperor Petronius Maximus is stoned to death by an angry mob while fleeing Rome. * 1223 – Mongol invasion of the Cumans: Battle of the Kalka River: Mongol armies of Genghis Khan led by Subutai defeat Kievan Rus' and Cumans. * 1293 – Mongol invasion of Java was a punitive expedition against King Kertanegara of Singhasari, who had refused to pay tribute to the Yuan and maimed one of its ministers. However, it ended with failure for the Mongols. Regarded as establish City of Surabaya *1578 – King Henry III lays the first stone of the Pont Neuf (''New Bridge''), the oldest bridge of Paris, France. 1601–1900 *1610 – The pageant '' London's Love to Prince Henry'' on the River Thames celebrates the creation of Prince Henry as Prince of Wales. * 1669 – Citing poor eyesight as a reason, Samuel Pepys records the last event in his diary. *1775 – American Revolution: The Mecklenburg Resolves are adopted in the Prov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Maria Schmilau
Anna Maria Schmilau née ''Niedermans'' (died 23 May 1725) was a Swedish tapestry artist. Schmilau was married to the ensign Jacob Hartwich Schmilau. In 1690, she was the instructor and head mistress of the royal tapestry handicrafts school for women on Karlberg Palace, the ''Tapetskolan vid Karlberg'' which had been established by the queen, Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark (11 September 1656 – 26 July 1693) was Queen of Sweden as the wife of King Charles XI. She is often admired for her generosity and charity. The name ''Ulrike'' is a Danish version of the name; in Swedish she is ca ..., so that women could be educated in an artist profession which would make it possible for them to support themselves as something else than domestics. Several tapestries are preserved of the work of the women at this school, which was closed after the death of the queen in 1693. However, as the tapestries are noted as manufactured by the team of the school and not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
May 23
Events Pre-1600 * 1430 – Joan of Arc is captured at the Siege of Compiègne by troops from the Burgundian faction. * 1498 – Girolamo Savonarola is burned at the stake in Florence, Italy. *1533 – The marriage of King Henry VIII to Catherine of Aragon is declared null and void. *1568 – Dutch rebels led by Louis of Nassau, defeat Jean de Ligne, Duke of Arenberg, and his loyalist troops in the Battle of Heiligerlee, opening the Eighty Years' War. 1601–1900 * 1609 – Official ratification of the Second Virginia Charter takes place. *1618 – The Second Defenestration of Prague precipitates the Thirty Years' War. *1706 – John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, defeats a French army under Marshal François de Neufville, duc de Villeroy at the Battle of Ramillies. *1788 – South Carolina ratifies the United States Constitution as the eighth American state. * 1793 – Battle of Famars during the Flanders Campaign of the War of the Fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1697 In Sweden
Events from the year 1697 in Sweden. Incumbents * List of Swedish monarchs, Monarch – Charles XI of Sweden, Charles XI, succeeded by Charles XII of Sweden, Charles XII Events * In the spring, the disastrous Great Famine of Finland (1695–97), Great Famine comes to an end. Topelius, Zacharias (1899). ”Stora hungersnöden”. Fältskärns berättelser. Stockholm: Albert Bonniers förlag. P. 388-399 * 5 April - Charles XI of Sweden dies of stomach cancer, and is succeeded by Charles XII of Sweden under the regency of his grandmother, Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp, Hedwig Eleonora. * 7 May - The royal residence in the capital, Tre Kronor (castle), burns down. * * * Births * * * * * * * Helena Arnell, painter (died 1751 in Sweden, 1751) Deaths * 5 April - Charles XI of Sweden, monarch (born 1655 in Sweden, 1655) * 11 September - Agneta Rosenbröijer, noblewoman and businessperson (born 1620 in Sweden, 1620) * - Karin Thomasdotter, vogt and länsman (born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Romberg
Maria Romberg (1697 – 14 April 1725) was a Swedish convicted murderer, the central person in a murder story well known in her time. She was convicted along with her three accomplices, among them her lover, for the death of her husband. Background In 1716, at the age of 19, Maria Romberg was arranged to marry merchant Anders Broberg, 27 years her senior, in Borås, against her will. Broberg was said to abuse Maria; he was called brutal and Maria's stepfather accused him of alcoholism.Forssell, Nils, Borås stads historia D. 1, Borås, 1952 In 1719, Maria started a relationship with her childhood friend, Haqvin Wijndruf, a member of one of the most wealthy and influential families in Borås. The relationship was well known in the city, and many people acted as messengers for their letters. In 1722, her husband called upon two vicars to lecture her. After this, Maria and Haqvin made two attempts to poison Broberg, but failed. Maria then hired a cunning woman called Romans In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
April 14
Events Pre-1600 * 43 BC – Legions loyal to the Roman Senate, commanded by Gaius Pansa, defeat the forces of Mark Antony in the Battle of Forum Gallorum. * 69 – Vitellius, commanding Rhine-based armies, defeats Roman emperor Otho in the First Battle of Bedriacum to take power over Rome. * 966 – Following his marriage to the Christian Doubravka of Bohemia, the pagan ruler of the Polans, Mieszko I, converts to Christianity, an event considered to be the founding of the Polish state. * 972 – Otto II, Co-Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, marries Byzantine princess Theophanu. She is crowned empress by Pope John XIII in Rome the same day. * 1395 – Tokhtamysh–Timur war: At the Battle of the Terek River, Timur defeats the army of the Golden Horde, beginning the khanate's permanent military decline. * 1471 – In England, the Yorkists under Edward IV defeat the Lancastrians under the Earl of Warwick at the Battle of Barnet; the Ear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1799 In Sweden
Events from the year 1799 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Gustav IV Adolf Events * - Coffee is banned: due to the opposition, this unpopular law is abolished again in 1802.Svenska folkets underbara öden / VII. Gustaf III:s och Gustav IV Adolfs tid 1772-1809 * - '' Maximum seu archimetria'' by Thomas Thorild Births * 13 March - Maria Dorothea Dunckel, playwright (died 1878) * 22 March – Fredrik Vilhelm August Argelander * 24 March - Nils Almlöf, actor (died 1875) * 31 October - Maria Fredrica von Stedingk, composer (died 1868) * 9 November - Gustav, Prince of Vasa, prince (died 1877) * 11 December - Charlotte Thitz, educator (died 1889) * Helena Larsdotter Westerlund, educator (died 1865) Deaths * * 2 February - Dorothea Maria Lösch, war heroine (born 1730) * 11 March - Anna Lisa Jermen, entrepreneur (born 1770) * 25 May - Barbara Ekenberg, entrepreneur (born 1717) * Anna Elisabeth Baer, ship owner (born 1722) * Anna Maria Brandel, industrialist (born 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
