Events from the year 1587 in

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Incumbents

* Monarch – John III

Events

* - The ''

Vadstena artiklar Vadstena () is a locality and the seat of Vadstena Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden, with 5,613 inhabitants in 2010. From 1974 to 1979 Vadstena was administered as part of Motala Municipality. Despite its small population, Vadstena ...

'' grants the King the right to appoint bishops and officials in the Duchies of the princes. * - A clerical meeting in Strängnäs confirm the ''

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'' and protest to the pro-Catholic liturgy of the King. * - The Swedish-born Crown Prince Sigismund III Vasa is elected King of Poland, * - The Royal Council forces the King and Crown Prince to agree to '' Kalmar stadgar'', which protects the independence of Sweden during the potential personal union between Sweden and Poland.

Births

* 15 June -

Gabriel Gustafsson Oxenstierna Baron Gabriel Gustafsson Oxenstierna (15 June 1587 – 27 November 1640) was a Swedish statesman. Born either in Tyresö, Sweden, or in Reval (modern Tallinn, Estonia), he was the son of Privy Councillor Gustaf Gabrielsson Oxenstierna and Ba ...

, Lord High Steward of Sweden (died

1640 Events January–March * January 6 – The Siege of Salses ends almost six months after it had started on June 9, 1639, with the French defenders surrendering to the Spanish attackers. * January 17 – A naval battle over ...

) * -

Louis De Geer (1587–1652) Louis De Geer (17 November 1587 – 19 June 1652) was a Walloon-Swedish entrepreneur, banker, industrialist and slave trader, who was part of the prominent De Geer family. A pioneer of foreign direct investment in the early modern period, De G ...

, industrialist

Deaths

References

Years of the 16th century in Sweden

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