Olaus Magnus - On Women Skilled in Magic

Olaus Magnus - On the Punishment of Witches

Events from the year 1550 in

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Incumbents

* King –

Gustav I Gustav I, born Gustav Eriksson of the Vasa noble family and later known as Gustav Vasa (12 May 1496 – 29 September 1560), was King of Sweden from 1523 until his death in 1560, previously self-recognised Protector of the Realm ('' Riksföre ...

Events

* 12 June - Foundation of

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, now the Helsinki, the capital of Finland. * - The witch trial against

Lasses Birgitta Lasses Birgitta (died 1550) was an alleged Swedish witch. She was the first woman executed for sorcery in Sweden.Bengt Ankarloo:Satans raseri : en sannfärdig berättelse om det stora häxoväsendet i Sverige och omgivande länder (2010) (in Eng ...

, referred to as the first execution for

witch craft Witchcraft traditionally means the use of magic or supernatural powers to harm others. A practitioner is a witch. In medieval and early modern Europe, where the term originated, accused witches were usually women who were believed to have use ...

in Sweden.

Births

* 4 October -

Charles IX of Sweden Charles IX, also Carl ( sv, Karl IX; 4 October 1550 – 30 October 1611), reigned as King of Sweden from 1604 until his death. He was the youngest son of King Gustav I () and of his second wife, Margaret Leijonhufvud, the brother of King Eric X ...

, king (1604-1611) of Sweden (died

1611 Events January–June * February 27 – Sunspots are observed by telescope, by Frisian astronomers Johannes Fabricius and David Fabricius. Johannes publishes the results of these observations, in ''De Maculis in Sole observa ...

). * 6 November - Karin Månsdotter royal mistress and queen (died

1612 Events January–June * January 6 – Axel Oxenstierna becomes Lord High Chancellor of Sweden. He persuades the Riksdag of the Estates to grant the Swedish nobility the right and privilege to hold all higher offices of governme ...

). * Date unknown -

Nicolaus Olai Bothniensis Nicolaus Olai Bothniensis (born about 1550 in Piteå, died 18 May 1600) was Archbishop of Uppsala in the Church of Sweden 1599–1600. He was appointed in place of Abraham Angermannus who had been put in prison, but before getting inducted he died ...

, archbishop (died

1600 __NOTOC__ In the Gregorian calendar, it was the last century leap year until the year 2000. Events January–June * January 1 – Scotland adopts January 1 as New Year's Day instead of March 25. * January ** Hugh O'Neill, 2nd Earl of T ...

Deaths

* Unknown date -

, alleged witch

References

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Years of the 16th century in Sweden

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