Events from the year 1809 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 ...

–

Gustav IV Adolf Gustav IV Adolf or Gustav IV Adolph (1 November 1778 – 7 February 1837) was King of Sweden from 1792 until he was deposed in a coup in 1809. He was also the last Swedish monarch to be the ruler of Finland. The occupation of Finland in 1808–09 ...

then

Charles XIII Charles XIII, or Carl XIII ( sv, Karl XIII, 7 October 1748 – 5 February 1818), was King of Sweden from 1809 and King of Norway from 1814 to his death. He was the second son (and younger brother to King Gustav III) of King Adolf Frederick of Sw ...

Events

* 29 March -

Coup of 1809 The Coup of 1809 ( sv, Statskuppen 1809) also referred to as the Revolution of 1809 (Swedish: ''Revolutionen 1809'') was a Swedish coup d'état by a group of noblemen led by Georg Adlersparre. The coup resulted in the deposition of King Gustav IV ...

Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden Gustav IV Adolf or Gustav IV Adolph (1 November 1778 – 7 February 1837) was King of Sweden from 1792 until he was deposed in a coup in 1809. He was also the last Swedish monarch to be the ruler of Finland. The occupation of Finland in 1808–09 ...

is deposed in a ''

coup d'état A coup d'état (; French for 'stroke of state'), also known as a coup or overthrow, is a seizure and removal of a government and its powers. Typically, it is an illegal seizure of power by a political faction, politician, cult, rebel group, m ...

'' and his uncle is made Regent.Isakson, Börje (2009). Två dygn som förändrade Sverige : 1809 års revolution. Stockholm:

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. Libris 10701773. * May - The

Committee on the Constitution (Parliament of Sweden) The Committee on the Constitution ( sv, konstitutionsutskottet) (KU) is a parliamentary committee in the Swedish Riksdag. The committee's responsibilities include examining issues relating to the Swedish Constitution and Administrative laws, ...

is established. * 10 May - The former King's son is also deprived of his right to the throne. * 5 June - The former king's uncle

Charles XIII of Sweden Charles XIII, or Carl XIII ( sv, Karl XIII, 7 October 1748 – 5 February 1818), was King of Sweden from 1809 and King of Norway from 1814 to his death. He was the second son (and younger brother to King Gustav III) of King Adolf Frederick of Sw ...

is placed upon the throne after having accepted a new constitution. * 6 June -

Instrument of Government (1809) The 1809 Instrument of Government ( sv, 1809 års regeringsform), adopted on 6 June 1809 by the Riksdag of the Estates and King Charles XIII, was the constitution of the Kingdom of Sweden from 1809 to the end of 1974. It came about as a result ...

. * 18 July -

Charles August Charles J. August (January 28, 1919 – November 3, 2009) was an American businessman who founded Monro Muffler Brake. Biography August's career in automotive maintenance and repair began as a Midas Muffler franchisee in 1957 in Rochester, Ne ...

is elected new heir to the throne of Sweden. * 19-20 August - Battle of Ratan and Sävar * 17 September -

Treaty of Fredrikshamn The Treaty of Fredrikshamn ( sv, Freden i Fredrikshamn; russian: Фридрихсгамский мирный договор), or the Treaty of Hamina ( fi, Haminan rauha), was a peace treaty concluded between Sweden and Imperial Russia on 17 Se ...

* Inauguration of the '' Malmö Teater'' in

Malmö Malmö (, ; da, Malmø ) is the largest city in the Swedish county (län) of Scania (Skåne). It is the third-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg, and the sixth-largest city in the Nordic region, with a municipal populat ...

. * December - The former monarch and his family leaves Sweden for Germany. * '' Allmänna institutet för Blinda och Döfstumma'' (Public Institute of the Blind and Deaf), the first school for deaf and mute students, is inaugurated in Stockholm by

Pär Aron Borg Pär Aron Borg (4 July 1776 – 22 April 1839) was a Swedish language, Swedish educator and a pioneer in the education for the Blindness, blind and deaf. Biography Borg was born in the parish of Avesta in Dalarna, Sweden. After studies at Upps ...

with a demonstration by

Charlotta Seuerling Charlotta Antonia "Charlotte Antoinette" Seuerling (1782/1784 – 25 September 1828), was a blind Swedish concert singer, harpsichordist, composer and poet, known as "The Blind Song-Maiden". She was active in Sweden, Finland and Russia. Her las ...

Births

* 6 January –

Sven Lovén Sven (in Danish and Norwegian, also Svend and also in Norwegian most commonly Svein) is a Scandinavian first name which is also used in the Low Countries and German-speaking countries. The name itself is Old Norse for "young man" or "young warri ...

, marine zoologist and malacologist (died

1895 Events January–March * January 5 – Dreyfus affair: French officer Alfred Dreyfus is stripped of his army rank, and sentenced to life imprisonment on Devil's Island. * January 12 – The National Trust for Places of Histor ...

) * 21 August –

Hanna Brooman Johanna "Hanna" Amalia Brooman (21 August 1809, Stockholm - 7 February 1887, Stockholm), was a Swedish composer, translator and educator. She was active as a teacher of the ''Dramatens elevskola'' from 1847 until 1884 (except for the years 1851-56 ...

, composer, translator and educator (died

1887 Events January–March * January 11 – Louis Pasteur's anti-rabies treatment is defended in the Académie Nationale de Médecine, by Dr. Joseph Grancher. * January 20 ** The United States Senate allows the Navy to lease Pearl Har ...

) * 7 September -

Wilhelmina Gravallius ''Wilhelmina'' Carolina Gravallius, née ''Isaksson'' (7 September 1807, Mogata – 22 November 1884, Botkyrka), was a Swedish writer. She was born to parish vicar Carl Peter Isaksson and Anna Hallberg, and supported herself as a governess ...

, writer (died

1884 Events January–March * January 4 – The Fabian Society is founded in London. * January 5 – Gilbert and Sullivan's ''Princess Ida'' premières at the Savoy Theatre, London. * January 18 – Dr. William Price atte ...

) * -

Angelique Magito Maria Sofia Angela "Angelique" Magito (1809–1895) was a Swedish opera singer, concert singer, and stage actress. She was one of the best-known artists of the travelling countryside theatres in Sweden and was called the "opera singer of the coun ...

, actress (died

)

Deaths

* 1 May –

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 (born

1756 Events January–March * January 16 – The Treaty of Westminster is signed between Great Britain and Prussia, guaranteeing the neutrality of the Kingdom of Hanover, controlled by King George II of Great Britain. *February 7 & ...

) * 25 July -

Charlotta Roos Charlotta Roos, née Wrangel (1771-1809) was a Swedish medium. She was the daughter of the lieutenant and noble Henrik Herman Wrangel and Fredrika Philp. In 1791, she married the rich brewer and Swedenborgianist Sven Roos (1746-1798), in and in ...

, medium (born 1771) *

Jeanna von Lantingshausen Johanna "Jeanna" von Lantingshausen, née von Stockenström, (1753–1809), was a Swedish noble and courtier. She is foremost known as the instigator of the political demonstration by the noblewomen toward Gustav III in opposition of his parliament ...

, politically active socialite (born

1753 Events January–March * January 3 – King Binnya Dala of the Hanthawaddy Kingdom orders the burning of Ava, the former capital of the Kingdom of Burma. * January 29 – After a month's absence, Elizabeth Canning returns ...

) *

Hedvig Sofia von Rosen Hedvig Sofia von Rosen, née Stenbock (23 June 1734 – 26 December 1809) was a Swedish countess and courtier. She was the ''överhovmästarinna'' (royal governess) of the future Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden in 1778–1781, and for his brother Prince ...

, royal governess (born

1734 Events January– March * January 8 – Salzburgers, Lutherans who were expelled by the Roman Catholic Bishop of Salzburg, Austria, in October 1731, set sail for the British Colony of Province of Georgia, Georgia in North America ...

)

References

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