Events from the year 1661 in

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Incumbents

* Monarch –

Charles XI Charles XI or Carl ( sv, Karl XI; ) was King of Sweden from 1660 until his death, in a period of Swedish history known as the Swedish Empire (1611–1721). He was the only son of King Charles X Gustav of Sweden and Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein- ...

Events

* The Treaty of Cardis formally discontinue the

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with a Swedish victory and territorial gains. * The Stockholms Banco becomes the first European bank to print banknotes. * March 28 - Erik Dahlbergh receives royal privilege to compose the series of illustrations titled ''Suecia antiqua et hodierna''. *

Hedwig Eleonora Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp (23 October 1636 – 24 November 1715) was List of Swedish consorts, Queen of Sweden from 1654 until 1660 as the wife of King Charles X Gustav. She served as regent during the minority of her son, King Charles ...

buys the Drottningholm Palace a year after her role as Queen of Sweden ended, but it burnt to the ground on 30 December that same year. She engaged the architect Nicodemus Tessin the Elder to design and rebuild the castle. * The Legal Deposit Act is passed, requiring the then established National Library of Sweden to collect copies of all printed works in Swedish.

Births

* 26 June- Johanna Eleonora De la Gardie, poet (died

1708 In the Swedish calendar it was a leap year starting on Wednesday, one day ahead of the Julian and ten days behind the Gregorian calendar. Events January–June * January 1 – Charles XII of Sweden invades Russia, by crossing th ...

) * 23 September - Christiana Oxenstierna, noblewoman notorious for marrying a partner of a different social class (died

1701 In the Swedish calendar it was a common year starting on Tuesday, one day ahead of the Julian and ten days behind the Gregorian calendar. Events January–March * January 12 – Parts of the Netherlands adopt the Gregorian cal ...

) * 10 December - Catherine of Pfalz-Zweibrücken (1661–1720), princess (died

1720 Events January–March * February 10 – Edmond Halley is appointed as Astronomer Royal for England. * January 21 – Sweden and Prussia sign the Treaty of Stockholm (Great Northern War). * February 17 – The Treaty of ...

) * 18 December - Christopher Polhem, Swedish scientist, inventor and industrialist (died

1751 In Britain and its colonies (except Scotland), 1751 only had 282 days due to the British Calendar Act of 1751, which ended the year on 31 December (rather than nearly three months later according to its previous rule). Events January&nd ...

) * Rika Maja, Sami shaman (died

1757 Events January–March * January 2 – Seven Years' War: The British Army, under the command of Robert Clive, captures Calcutta, India. * January 5 – Robert-François Damiens makes an unsuccessful assassination attempt ...

)

Deaths

* 19 November -

Lars Kagg Lars Kagg (1 May 1595 – 19 November 1661) was a Swedish count and military officer. He was a political ally of King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden, a member of the Privy Council of Sweden and Field Marshal during the Thirty Years' War. Kagg was bor ...

, military officer (born

1595 Events January–June * January – Mehmed III succeeds Murad III, as sultan of the Ottoman Empire. * January 17 – During the French Wars of Religion, Henry IV of France declares war on Spain. * April 8 (March 29 O.S.) & ...

)

References

Years of the 17th century in Sweden

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