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1744 In Sweden
Events from the year 1744 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Frederick I Events * 30 January - Execution of Skinnar Per Andersson. * March - The threatening war with Denmark is prevented by a treaty between Sweden and Denmark. * July - The Empire of Russia agree to recall their troops from Sweden. * 18 August - The wedding between Crown Prince Adolf Frederick and Louisa Ulrika of Prussia on Drottningholm Palace. * August - Creation of the ''L'Ordre de l'Harmonie''. * By royal letter, the right to sell Tobacco in the Swedish cities is reserved for women in need of support, ruined male burghers and war invalids: this is confirmed a second time in 1772, then with the addition that the tobacco sellers are only permitted to employ females or non-adult males.Du Rietz, Anita, Kvinnors entreprenörskap: under 400 år, 1. uppl., Dialogos, Stockholm, 2013 Births * 29 January - Catharina Charlotta Swedenmarck, writer (died 1813) * 9 June – Frans Suell, businessperson (died 1818 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1798 In Sweden
Events from the year 1798 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Gustav IV Adolf Events * - The Royal Dramatic Theatre is granted monopoly of professional dramatic performances within the city borders of Stockholm, and all other theaters in Stockholm, notably the Stenborg Theatre, is closed down (the monopoly is not dissolved until 1842). * - Married business women are given legal majority and juridical responsibility within the affairs of their business enterprise, despite being otherwise under guardianship of their spouse.Mot halva makten – elva historiska essäer om kvinnors strategier och mäns motstånd Redaktör: Ingrid Hagman. Rapport till Utredningen om fördelningen av ekonomisk makt och ekonomiska resurser mellan kvinnor och män Stockholm 1997 Births * 9 March – Mathilda Berwald, concert singer (died 1877) * 16 June – Johan Henrik Thomander * Lovisa Charlotta Borgman, violinist (died 1884) * Gustafva Röhl, educator (died 1848) Deaths * 20 January - Maria K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1744 In Sweden
Events from the year 1744 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Frederick I Events * 30 January - Execution of Skinnar Per Andersson. * March - The threatening war with Denmark is prevented by a treaty between Sweden and Denmark. * July - The Empire of Russia agree to recall their troops from Sweden. * 18 August - The wedding between Crown Prince Adolf Frederick and Louisa Ulrika of Prussia on Drottningholm Palace. * August - Creation of the ''L'Ordre de l'Harmonie''. * By royal letter, the right to sell Tobacco in the Swedish cities is reserved for women in need of support, ruined male burghers and war invalids: this is confirmed a second time in 1772, then with the addition that the tobacco sellers are only permitted to employ females or non-adult males.Du Rietz, Anita, Kvinnors entreprenörskap: under 400 år, 1. uppl., Dialogos, Stockholm, 2013 Births * 29 January - Catharina Charlotta Swedenmarck, writer (died 1813) * 9 June – Frans Suell, businessperson (died 1818 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1701 In Sweden
Events from the year 1701 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Charles XII Events *July 9 – Crossing of the Düna: Following his victories over Denmark and Russia in 1700, Charles XII of Sweden escalates the conflict in the Great Northern War by an invasion of Poland. The Swedes defeat the army of Saxony (then a Polish territory) at the River Dvina. * - Battle of Petschora * - Battle of Rauge * - Battle of Erastfer * * - Sätra brunn is established. * - A new sumptuary law restrict the import of valuable textiles for clothing and the burgher class from using the dress of the nobility. This leads to harassment when burgher class women in the capital dressed as noblewomen had their skirts torn off; the disturbances made the monarch prolong the enforcement of the law for a year, until those concerned had the time to replace their wardrobes.Svenska folkets underbara öden / IV. Karl XI:s och Karl XII:s tid * - '' Campus Elysii'' by Olof Rudbeck. * Births * 1 February ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anders Celsius
Anders Celsius (; 27 November 170125 April 1744) was a Swedish astronomer, physicist and mathematician. He was professor of astronomy at Uppsala University from 1730 to 1744, but traveled from 1732 to 1735 visiting notable observatories in Germany, Italy and France. He founded the Uppsala Astronomical Observatory in 1741, and in 1742 proposed (an inverted form of) the Centigrade temperature scale which was later renamed Celsius in his honour. Early life and education Anders Celsius was born in Uppsala, Sweden, on 27 November 1701. His family originated from Ovanåker in the province of Hälsingland. Their family estate was at ''Doma'', also known as ''Höjen'' or ''Högen'' (locally as ''Högen 2''). The name ''Celsius'' is a latinization of the estate's name (Latin ''celsus'' "mound"). As the son of an astronomy professor, Nils Celsius, nephew of botanist Olof Celsius and the grandson of the mathematician Magnus Celsius and the astronomer Anders Spole, Celsius chose a career i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1714 In Sweden
Events from the year 1714 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Charles XII Events * 9 February - Russian victory at the Battle of Storkyro. As a result, all of Finland fell under Russian military occupation for the rest of the war, a seven-year period of hardship known in Finland as the Great Wrath. * 7 August - Battle of Gangut * - Creation of the Stockholm County. * * * * * * - The Anna Jöransdotter case. Births * 9 January - Elisabeth Stierncrona, writer (died 1769) * * 21 April - Anna Maria Hilfeling, miniaturist (died 1783) * * 31 October - Hedvig Taube, royal mistress (died 1744) * 25 December - Israel Acrelius, priest (died 1800) * * Deaths * 17 April – Haquin Spegel, author and hymn writer (born 1645) * 19 April – Cornelius Anckarstierna, admiral (born 1655) * * * – Hedvig Eleonora Stenbock, courtier (born 1658) References Years of the 18th century in Sweden Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The Unite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hedvig Taube
Hedvig Ulrika Taube (31 October 1714 – 11 February 1744), also Countess von Hessenstein was a Swedish courtier and countess, a Holy Roman countess of the Empire, and royal mistress to king Frederick I of Sweden from 1731 to 1744. She is regarded as one of only two official royal mistresses in Swedish history. Early life Hedvig Taube was one of 9 children of Count Edvard Didrik Taube (1681-1751) and Christina Maria Falkenberg (1686-1753). Her sister, Catherine Charlotte, was to marry the brother of famous scientist Countess Eva Ekeblad, who was also the aunt of the renowned Axel von Fersen the Younger. In 1716, the future king Frederick became one of the godparents to her sister Christina Beata. During the 1720s, her father was nearly ruined and placed in heavy debt because of gambling and bad business: in 1730, the family had been forced to change their city residence to a cheaper one. Hedvig Taube was described as a beauty, and in 1730, the king noticed her, likely on a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1703 In Sweden
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Events from the year 1703 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Charles XII Events * 19 March - Swedish victory at the Battle of Saladen. * 21 April - Swedish victory at the Battle of Pułtusk (1703). * July 19 - Russian victory at the Battle of Systerbäck. * * * * * The Charles XII Bible is completed. * Births * 23 March - Cajsa Warg cookery book author (died 1769) * * * * * * * Deaths * 16 January - Erik Dahlbergh, engineer, soldier, and field marshal (born 1625) * unknown - Maria Skytte, notorious baroness (born 1630s) * * * 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 World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1771 In Sweden
Events from the year 1771 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Adolf Frederick then Gustav III Events * 12 February – Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden dies, and are succeeded by Gustav III of Sweden (at the time on a visit to France). * 1 March - The news of the King's death reach Gustav III of Sweden in Paris. * 30 May - Gustav III of Sweden returns to Sweden as monarch. * 8 September – The Royal Swedish Academy of Music is created. * - The '' Du Londel Troupe'' is dissolved. * - Widespread famine in Sweden following a dry summer and then heavy rains during the late summer and fall, leading to widespread crop failures. * - The first newspaper in the Swedish province of Finland, ''Tidningar utgifne af et Sällskap i Åbo''. * - Sweden and France creates an alliance. * - Foundation of the Royal College of Music, Stockholm. * - Foundation of the Royal Swedish Society of Naval Sciences. * - The notorious thief Jacob Guntlack is executed in the capital in front of thou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacob Guntlack
Jacob Guntlack (1744–1771) was a notorious Swedish thief and impostor. He began his thievery in Sweden and Finland at age fifteen; he was a famous criminal by the time he was executed in Stockholm in front of thousands of spectators. His memoirs, entitled ''Den uti Smedjegårds-häktet nu fängslade ryktbare bedragaren och tjufwen Jacob Guntlacks lefwernes-beskrifning, af honom sjelf författad'', were published the same year, either written by himself in prison, or after interview An interview is a structured conversation where one participant asks questions, and the other provides answers.Merriam Webster DictionaryInterview Dictionary definition, Retrieved February 16, 2016 In common parlance, the word "interview" ...s in prison. References * Gunnar W. Lundberg; Stortjuven Jacob Guntlack: En svensk Cartouche . 1744 births 1771 deaths Executed Swedish people People executed by Sweden by hanging 18th-century Swedish criminals 18th-century executions by Sweden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1820 In Sweden
Events from the year 1820 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Charles XIV John Events * - Foundation of the ''Swedbank'' * - '' Nattvardsbarnen'' by Esaias Tegnér. * - '' Markalls sömnlösa nätter'' (1820–21) by Per Adam Wallmark. * - '' Runesvärdet'' av Karl August Nicander * - '' Senare dikter af Vitalis'' by Erik Sjöberg * - The Wolf of Gysinge killed its first victim Births * 6 October – Jenny Lind, opera singer (died 1887). * - Anna-Kajsa Norman, folk musician (died 1903) * - Kloka Anna i Vallåkra, religious visionary and natural healer (died 1896) Deaths * 16 February – Georg Carl von Döbeln, war hero (born 1758) * 25 May – Eric Ruuth, governor general (born 1746) * - Charlotte Du Rietz, love interest of Gustav III (born 1744) References External links Years of the 19th 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlotte Du Rietz
Charlotta "Charlotte" du Riez or Du Rietz, née De Geer (1744–1820) was a Swedish baroness, known as a love object of King Gustav III. It is unknown whether or not she was ever physically involved with the monarch. She was the daughter of Marshal Baron Charles De Geer and Catharina Charlotta Ribbing and married Lieutenant Anders Rudolf du Rietz in 1765. She is described as a well-educated and cultivated intellectual, with an interest in chemistry. In February 1768, it was noted that Charlotte Du Rietz and Eva Helena Löwen flirted with Crown Prince Gustav and attempted to seduce him. Eventually, he reportedly succumbed to the advances of the former. From July to September 1768, Charlotte and Crown Prince Gustav were involved in a strong emotional friendship. This has been referred to as the only love affair Gustav III ever had. The relationship mostly took place by a correspondence of love letters during the summer of 1768. At the same time, Gustav was under pressure to consumma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
