Events from the year 1667 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 ...

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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

* Inauguration of the theater in

Lejonkulan Lejonkulan (In English: ''The Lion's Den''), was a historical theatre in Stockholm, Sweden, active in 1667–89. It's the historically second known theatre establishment of Stockholm, after Björngårdsteatern (1640–55). History Lejonkulan wa ...

in Stockholm, the first confirmed permanent theater in Sweden.Dahlberg, Gunilla, Komediantteatern i 1600-talets Stockholm, Komm. för Stockholmsforskning, Stockholm, 1992 * Swedish Diplomats are involved in The Treaty of Breda. * *

Births

Brita Biörn Brita Biörn, or ''Brita Biörns'' (1667–fl. 1745), was a Swedish cunning woman. She was active on Gotland and as one of the most reputed cunning women in contemporary Sweden, accused in two court cases. Life Brita Biörn married boatswain ...

, famous cunning woman (died unknown year) * *

Deaths

* February 4 -

Gustaf Bonde (1620–1667) Baron Gustaf Bonde (4 February 1620 – 25 May 1667) was a Swedish statesman. He was a persistent advocate of a pacifist policy at a time when war on the slightest provocation was the watchword of every Swedish politician. Even the popular Po ...

, statesman (born

1620 Events January–June * February 4 – Prince Bethlen Gabor signs a peace treaty with Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor. * May 17 – The first merry-go-round is seen at a fair (Philippapolis, Turkey). * June 3 – The ...

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George Fleetwood (Swedish general) Sir George Fleetwood (1605–1667) was an Englishman who became a Swedish general and baron. He founded a cadet branch of the Fleetwood family in Sweden, with issue until the present time. English origins He was second son of Sir Miles Fleetw ...

, general (born

1605 Events January–June * January 16 – The first part of Miguel de Cervantes' satire on the theme of chivalry, ''Don Quixote'' (''El ingenioso hidalgo don Quixote de la Mancha'', "The Ingenious Hidalgo Don Quixote of La Mancha"), is publ ...

) * March 23 -

Johan Papegoja Johan Papegoja (died March 23, 1667) was a Swedish nobleman, soldier, and the fifth governor of the Swedish Colony of New Sweden. Johan Papegoja had been one of the early Swedish settlers on the Delaware. ''Papegoja'' is the Swedish word for ''pa ...

, governor (born unknown) * *

References

Years of the 17th century in Sweden

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