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1796 In Sweden
Events from the year 1796 in Sweden Incumbents * List of Swedish monarchs, Monarch – Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden, Gustav IV Adolf Events * September - The King visits the Imperial court of Catherine the Great in Saint Petersburg in Russia to be engaged to Grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna of Russia. He discontinues the plans when told that she will not be required to convert to Lutheranism. *16 October: The Church of Sweden Timrå Church is inaugurated. * 1 November - The King is declared of age and the guardian government of Charles XIII of Sweden, Duke Charles is dissolved. * - ''Norrköping jungfrustift'' is dissolved. * - Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences Births * 23 July – Franz Berwald, composer (died 1868 in Sweden, 1868) * 3 September – Henriette Widerberg, opera primadonna (died 1872 in Sweden, 1872) * - Anna Elisabeth Hartwick, lace industrialist (died 1882 in Sweden, 1882) Deaths * 17 March – Carl Fredrik Adelcrantz, architect and civil servant (born ... [...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] |
1868 In Sweden
Events from the year 1868 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Charles XV Events * 19 September - inauguration of Dalsland Canal. * 1 November - Folk high school introduced in Sweden. * Bladin's International School * United Methodist Church of Sweden Births * January 19 - Ebba Atterbom, translator and educator (died 1961) * February 23 - Anna Hofman-Uddgren, Cabaret singer and movie director (died 1947) * April 7 - Herman Bernhard Lundborg, physician and a race biologist. (died 1943) * April 25 - Ernst Linder, arny general who served in the Swedish Army from 1887 to 1918 (died 1943) * June 29 - Gustaf Nordenskiöld, scholar who was the first to scientifically study the ancient Pueblo ruins in Mesa Verde. (died 1895) * July 24 - Axel Elof Jäderholm, zoologist and botanist (died 1927) * September 6 - Axel Hägerström, philosopher (died 1939) * November 15 - Josef Hammar, military surgeon and adventurer (died 1927) * October 18 - Ernst Didring, leader of the Swedish Red Cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1796 In Sweden
Events from the year 1796 in Sweden Incumbents * List of Swedish monarchs, Monarch – Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden, Gustav IV Adolf Events * September - The King visits the Imperial court of Catherine the Great in Saint Petersburg in Russia to be engaged to Grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna of Russia. He discontinues the plans when told that she will not be required to convert to Lutheranism. *16 October: The Church of Sweden Timrå Church is inaugurated. * 1 November - The King is declared of age and the guardian government of Charles XIII of Sweden, Duke Charles is dissolved. * - ''Norrköping jungfrustift'' is dissolved. * - Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences Births * 23 July – Franz Berwald, composer (died 1868 in Sweden, 1868) * 3 September – Henriette Widerberg, opera primadonna (died 1872 in Sweden, 1872) * - Anna Elisabeth Hartwick, lace industrialist (died 1882 in Sweden, 1882) Deaths * 17 March – Carl Fredrik Adelcrantz, architect and civil servant (born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1731 In Sweden
Events from the year 1731 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Frederick I Events * - The Swedish East India Company is founded. * - The process against the sect '' Gråkoltarna'' in Stockholm. * - The Riksdag issues a strict sumptuary law: in an effort to benefit the economy and the production within the country, import of luxury goods is restricted by a number of reforms were rules are set up to dictate what amount of dishes are to be served at dinner or what sort of clothing are allowed according to class. The law becomes unpopular, results in an active spy activity among the public, and falls out of use after the change of government in 1738.Svenska folkets underbara öden / V. Karl XII:s tid från 1710 samt den äldre frihetstiden 1709-1739 * - The King enters into his notorious love affair with Hedvig Taube. * - The famous inn '' Clas på Hörnet'' is opened in Stockholm and becomes the perhaps most famed inn in Stockholm for the rest of the century. Births * 1 May - Gus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margareta Christina Giers s.
Margareta Christina Giers (1731 – 12 November 1796) was a Swedish painter. She was born to vicar Eric Petter Giers and Brita Giring and married to professor Olof Murén. Most of her works are copies in gouache of paintings by the Old Master In art history, "Old Master" (or "old master")Old Masters De ... References *''Svenskt konstnärslexikon II'', p. 289, Allhems Förlag, Malmö. 1731 births 1796 deaths Swedish women painters[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1716 In Sweden
Events from the year 1716 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Charles XII Events * February – Charles XII gives Georg Heinrich von Görtz the responsibility of internal affairs. * 8 April – Swedish Wismar is taken. * 6 September – Charles XII makes Lund his base. * * * * * * - ''Suecia antiqua et hodierna'' by Erik Dahlbergh. Births * 30 January - Carl Fredrik Adelcrantz, architect (died 1796) * - Pehr Kalm, botanist, naturalist (died 1779) * - Karl Gustaf Ekeberg, explorer (died 1784) * - Anna Margareta Salmelin, war heroine (died 1789) * * * * Deaths * * - Carl Piper, politician (born 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. ...) * * References Years of the 18th century in Sweden 1716 by country {{Sweden-year-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Fredrik Adelcrantz
Carl Fredrik Adelcrantz (30 January 1716 – 1 March 1796) was a Swedish architect and civil servant. Adelcrantz's style developed from a rococo influenced by Carl Hårleman, the leading architect in Sweden in the early years of his career, to a classical idiom influenced by the stylistic developments in France in the mid-to-late 18th century. As ''överintendent'', he headed the royal and public building works from 1767 until his retirement in 1795. Family and childhood Adelcrantz was born in 1716 in Stockholm and was the son of the architect Göran Josuæ Adelcrantz, who had changed his name from Törnqvist at his ennoblement four years earlier. As a student in Uppsala, Göran Josua Törnqvist had been a member of the student theatre troupe known as Den Swänska Theatren that later performed in the Lejonkulan theatre in Stockholm. He came into the employment of Nicodemus Tessin the Younger in 1697, the year the disastrous fire at the old Castle of Stockholm took place and the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1882 In Sweden
Events from the year 1882 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Oscar II * Prime Minister – Arvid Posse Events * Foundation of the ''Gefle IF''. * The Salvation Army is introduced in Sweden by Hanna Ouchterlony. * Closure of the Rossander Course. Births * 7 January – Humbert Lundén, sailor (died 1961). * 16 May – Elin Wägner, writer, journalist, feminist, teacher, ecologist and pacifist: member of the Swedish Academy (died 1949). * 25 May – Filip Ericsson, sailor (died 1951). * 9 July – Gustaf Kilman, horse rider (died 1946). * 17 July – Oswald Holmberg, gymnast (died 1969). * 14 August – Elin Brandell, journalist (died 1963). * 2 September – Paul Isberg, sailor (died 1953). * 12 September – Sven Forssman, gymnast (died 1919). * 11 November – Gustaf VI Adolf, king (died 1973). Deaths * 1 April - Betty Deland, actress (born 1831) * 11 November – Charlotta Almlöf, actress (died 1813) * - Malla Höök, actress ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Elisabeth Hartwick
Anna Elisabeth Hartwick (1796–1882) was a Swedish lace industrialist. She lived in Vadstena, which had a long history of professional lace making. In the 18th century, individual makers of bobbin lace sold their works to peddlers, but in the 19th century, this small-scale industry developed in to a larger industry dominated by Anna Elisabeth Hartwick and her main rival Catharina Lidman (1792–1856). Hartwick bought up lace from many of the lace makers of Vadstena and had them sold through her shop and through salespersons employed by her throughout the nation. Through her employee Catharina Andersdotter, she sold lace to the queen, Louise of the Netherlands Louise of the Netherlands (Wilhelmina Frederika Alexandrine Anna Louise; 5 August 1828 – 30 March 1871) was Queen of Sweden and Norway from 8 July 1859 until her death in 1871 as the wife of King Charles XV & IV. Youth Princess Louise was born ..., and the Swedish court. References *Du Rietz, Anita, ''Kvinnors en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1872 In Sweden
Events from the year 1872 in Sweden Events * 27 February - Betty Pettersson is accepted as a student at the Uppsala university, and thereby becomes the first female university student in Sweden. * - Women are granted unlimited right to choose marriage partner without the need of any permission from her family, and arranged marriages are thereby banned (women of the nobility, however, are not granted the same right until 1882). * - Folk schools are given state support.Hadenius, Stig, Nilsson, Torbjörn & Åselius, Gunnar, Sveriges historia: vad varje svensk bör veta, Bonnier Alba, Stockholm, 1996 * - Linköping Central Station is completed Births * 14 January – Kerstin Hesselgren, Swedish politician (died 1962) * 28 April – Carl Bonde, army officer and equerry (died 1957) * 1 May – Hugo Alfvén, musician (died 1960) * 9 June – Henry Rines, Swedish-born Minnesota Republican politician (died 1950) * 26 September – Oscar Nygren, chief of the Swedish general staff from 193 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henriette Widerberg
Henriette Sophie Widerberg (3 September 1796 – 3 April 1872) was a Swedish opera singer (soprano) and memoirist. She was an elite member of the Royal Swedish Opera and its prima donna for over twenty years. She was appointed '' Hovsångare'' in 1837. She was the first woman in Sweden to publish her own memoirs during her own lifetime. Her book ''En Skådespelerskas Minnen: Sjelfbiografi'' (Memories of an Actress: an Autobiography) was published in two parts in 1850–51, and republished in 1924. Life Early life Henriette Widerberg was the daughter of the actor Andreas Widerberg and the actress Anna Catharina Widebäck. Her father was originally the star actor and later director of '' Comediehuset'' in Gothenburg, where her parents met and married the same night in 1787 of which they played onstage lovers. The family moved to Stockholm when her father was employed at the Royal Dramatic Theatre, where he became an elite actor and admired for his beauty and "male figure ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franz Berwald
Franz Adolf Berwald (23 July 1796 – 3 April 1868) was a Swedish Romantic composer. He made his living as an orthopedist and later as the manager of a saw mill and glass factory, and became more appreciated as a composer after his death than he had been in his lifetime. Life and works Berwald was born in Stockholm and came from a family with four generations of musicians; his father, a violinist in the Royal Opera Orchestra, taught Franz the violin from an early age; he soon appeared in concerts. In 1809, Karl XIII came to power and reinstated the Royal Chapel; the following year Berwald started working there, as well as playing the violin in the court orchestra and the opera, receiving lessons from Edouard du Puy, and also started composing. The summers were off-season for the orchestra, and Berwald travelled around Scandinavia, Finland and Russia. Of his works from that time, a septet and a serenade he still considered worthwhile music in his later years. In 1818 Berwald st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
