Events from the year 1756 in

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Incumbents

* Monarch –

Adolf Frederick Adolf Frederick, or Adolph Frederick ( sv, Adolf Fredrik, german: Adolf Friedrich; 14 May 171012 February 1771) was King of Sweden from 1751 until his death. He was the son of Christian August of Holstein-Gottorp, Prince of Eutin, and Albertina ...

Events

* February - A conflict between the

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and the King and the Queen result in the removal of the current governor of Crown Prince Gustav, who is replaced by a new one, appointed by the parliament. * 26 May - The parliament begun to use a name stamp with the signature of the King, when the monarch refuses to sign papers of state. * July - The

Coup of 1756 The Coup of 1756 ( sv, Kuppen 1756) was an attempted coup d'état planned by Queen Louisa Ulrika of Sweden to abolish the rule of the Riksdag of the Estates and reinstate absolute monarchy in Sweden. The attempted coup was exposed and subdued in ...

of Queen Louisa Ulrika, in which she planned to replace the reinstate the absolute monarchy by the support of the Hovpartiet, is exposed. * 23 July - Eight participants in the Queen's planned Coup d'état is executed in Stockholm.Jägerskiöld, Olof (1945). Lovisa Ulrika. Stockholm: Wahlström & Widstrand. Libris 8074766 * - The common

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manufacturing of brännvin is banned. * - Ban on the import of coffee. * - Sweden and Denmark conduct an alliance at sea to protect the ships at the North Sea. * - The

Great awakening Great Awakening refers to a number of periods of religious revival in American Christian history. Historians and theologians identify three, or sometimes four, waves of increased religious enthusiasm between the early 18th century and the late ...

movement starts in the province of Finland, inspired by Lisa Eriksdotter. * - '' En swensks tankar öfwer den 22 junii 1756. Sthlm 1756.'' by

Elisabeth Stierncrona Elisabeth Stierncrona (9 January 1714 – 28 June 1769) was a Swedish countess and writer. Life Elisabeth Stierncrona was born in Stockholm. Her parents were Baron Gabriel Stierncrona (1669-1723) and Antoinetta Maria Amija (1687-1721). She ma ...

Births

* 3 April – Carl Gustaf af Leopold, poet (died

1829 Events January–March * January 19 – August Klingemann's adaptation of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's ''Faust'' premieres in Braunschweig. * February 27 – Battle of Tarqui: Troops of Gran Colombia and Peru battle to a draw. * March ...

) * 23 April –

Maria Elisabet de Broen Maria Elisabet de Broen née Grundt (23 April 1756 – 1 May 1809), was a Swedish translator and theatre manager. Biography She was the daughter of Isak Grundt and married the actor and theatre director Abraham de Broen in 1780; they had eight chi ...

, translator and theatre manager (died

1809 Events January–March * January 5 – The Treaty of the Dardanelles, between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the Ottoman Empire, is concluded. * January 10 – Peninsular War – French Marshal Jean ...

) * 20 June - Joseph Martin Kraus, composer (died

1792 Events January–March * January 9 – The Treaty of Jassy ends the Russian Empire's war with the Ottoman Empire over Crimea. * February 18 – Thomas Holcroft produces the comedy '' The Road to Ruin'' in London. * February ...

) * July 7- Gustaf Adolf Reuterholm, politician and royal favorite (died

1813 Events January–March * January 18–January 23 – War of 1812: The Battle of Frenchtown is fought in modern-day Monroe, Michigan between the United States and a British and Native American alliance. * January 24 – T ...

) * 15 August –

Olof Åhlström Olof Åhlström (15 August 1756 – 11 August 1835) was a Swedish civil servant, composer and music publisher. Åhlström was born in a peasant family in Vårdinge parish in Södermanland. He received early musical lessons from the parish organist ...

, composer (died

1835 Events January–March * January 7 – anchors off the Chonos Archipelago on her second voyage, with Charles Darwin on board as naturalist. * January 8 – The United States public debt contracts to zero, for the only time in history. ...

) * 9 September – Christopher Christian Karsten, opera singer (died

1827 Events January–March * January 5 – The first regatta in Australia is held, taking place on Tasmania (called at the time ''Van Diemen's Land''), on the River Derwent at Hobart. * January 15 – Furman University, founded in 1826, b ...

) * Date unknown -

Brita Hagberg Brita Christina Hagberg, née Nilsdotter, alias ''Petter Hagberg'' (1756 – 19 March 1825), was a woman who served as a soldier in the Swedish army during the Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790). She is one of two confirmed women to have been decorate ...

, war heroine (died

1825 Events January–March * January 4 – King Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies dies in Naples and is succeeded by his son, Francis. * February 3 – Vendsyssel-Thy, once part of the Jutland peninsula forming westernmost Denmark, becomes a ...

) * Date unknown -

Maria Katarina Öhrn Maria Katarina Öhrn or Maria Katarina Berlin (1756 – 8 November 1783 in Stockholm) was a Swedish stage actress and singer. She was active at the Stenborg Troupe in '' Humlegårdsteatern'' from 1776–80 and in '' Eriksbergsteatern'' in 178 ...

, singer and actress (died

1783 Events January–March * January 20 – At Versailles, Great Britain signs preliminary peace treaties with the Kingdom of France and the Kingdom of Spain. * January 23 – The Confederation Congress ratifies two October 8, ...

) * Date unknown - Henrik Gustaf Ulfvenklou, mystic and medium (died

1819 Events January–March * January 2 – The Panic of 1819, the first major peacetime financial crisis in the United States, begins. * January 25 – Thomas Jefferson founds the University of Virginia. * January 29 – Si ...

) *

Maria Nilsdotter i Ölmeskog Maria Nilsdotter i Ölmeskog (1756–1822) was a Swedish farmer in Väse Hundred in Värmland County, who was awarded a Royal Citizens Medal after having prevented a rebellion during the disturbances after the death of Charles August, Crown Prince ...

, farmer and heroine (died

1822 Events January–March * January 1 – The Greek Constitution of 1822 is adopted by the First National Assembly at Epidaurus. *January 3 - The famous French explorer, Aimé Bonpland, is made prisoner in Paraguay accused of being a spy. ...

)

Deaths

* 24 June - Olof Celsius, botanist, philologist and clergyman * 23 July -

Johan Puke Johan Puke (October 20, 1726, Klinte, Gotland – July 23,1756), was a Swedish officer. He was executed for treason as one of the conspirators participating in the failed coup d'etat of queen Louisa Ulrika, the Coup of 1756. Johan Puke was the fa ...

, participator in the Coup of 1756 * 23 July - Magnus Stålsvärd, participator in the Coup of 1756 * 23 July -

Gustaf Jacob Horn Gustaf Jacob Horn af Rantzien (1706–1756) was a Swedish baron. He was executed for treason as one of the conspirators participating in the failed coup d'etat of queen Louisa Ulrika, the Coup of 1756 The Coup of 1756 ( sv, Kuppen 1756) was an ...

, participator in the Coup of 1756 * 23 July -

Erik Brahe Erik Brahe (Stockholm, 23 June 1722 – 23 July 1756, Stockholm), was a Swedish count. He was executed for treason as one of the conspirators participating in the failed coup d'etat of queen Louisa Ulrika, the Coup of 1756. He was the son of c ...

, participator in the Coup of 1756

References

Years of the 18th century in Sweden

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