Events from the year 1606 in

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 ...

Incumbents

Monarch A monarch is a head of stateWebster's II New College DictionarMonarch Houghton Mifflin. Boston. 2001. p. 707. Life tenure, for life or until abdication, and therefore the head of state of a monarchy. A monarch may exercise the highest authority ...

– Charles IX

Events

* March - The Riksdag of the Estates is summoned to

Örebro Örebro ( , ) is the List of urban areas in Sweden by population, sixth-largest city in Sweden, the seat of Örebro Municipality, and capital of the Örebro County. It is situated by the Närke Plain, near the lake Hjälmaren, a few kilometers in ...

. The main topic is the claim to the Swedish throne from the Polish monarch Sigismund III Vasa and the counter reformation which his accession is feared to signify. * - Foundation of the city of

Vaasa Vaasa (; sv, Vasa, , Sweden ), in the years 1855–1917 as Nikolainkaupunki ( sv, Nikolajstad; literally meaning "city of Nicholas),

in Finland. * - Prince John is appointed Duke of Östergötland.Johan, hertig af Östergötland", Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon (1906) I:550.

Births

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Erik Gabrielsson Emporagrius Erik Gabrielsson Emporagrius (1606 – 14 March 1674) was a Sweden, Swedish professor and bishop. Erik Emporagrius was born in Torsåker, Hofors, Torsåker in Gästrikland, son of Gabriel Emporagrius, the vicar there. He studied at Uppsala Un ...

, professor and bishop (born

1674 Events January–March * January 2 – The French West India Company is dissolved after less than 10 years. * January 7 – In the Chinese Empire, General Wu Sangui leads troops into the Giuzhou province, and soon takes cont ...

) * - Arvid Wittenberg, count, field marshal and privy councillor (died

1657 Events January–March * January 8 – Miles Sindercombe and his group of disaffected Levellers are betrayed, in their attempt to assassinate Oliver Cromwell, by blowing up the Palace of Whitehall in London, and arrested. * Febru ...

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References

Years of the 17th century in Sweden

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