Events from the year 1812 in
Sweden
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Incumbents
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Monarch
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–
Charles XIII
Events
* 23 February -
Elise Frösslind, makes her breakthrough in the success of ''
Cendrillon
''Cendrillon'' (''Cinderella'') is an opera—described as a "fairy tale"—in four acts by Jules Massenet to a French libretto by Henri Caïn based on Perrault's 1698 version of the Cinderella fairy tale.
It had its premiere performance on 24 ...
'' by
Charles Etienne on the
Royal Swedish Opera
Royal Swedish Opera ( sv, Kungliga Operan) is an opera and ballet company based in Stockholm, Sweden.
Location and environment
The building is located in the center of Sweden's capital Stockholm in the borough of Norrmalm, on the eastern side ...
in Stockholm.
* 24 March -
Treaty of Saint Petersburg (1812)
The Treaty of Saint Petersburg was signed in Saint Petersburg on April 5, 1812 between Sweden and the Russian Empire. The treaty established an alliance between Russia and Sweden against the French Empire of Napoleon. The alliance was invoked dur ...
.
* 30 May - ''
The Magic Flute
''The Magic Flute'' (German: , ), K. 620, is an opera in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to a German libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder. The work is in the form of a ''Singspiel'', a popular form during the time it was written that inclu ...
'' by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart on the
Royal Swedish Opera
Royal Swedish Opera ( sv, Kungliga Operan) is an opera and ballet company based in Stockholm, Sweden.
Location and environment
The building is located in the center of Sweden's capital Stockholm in the borough of Norrmalm, on the eastern side ...
in Stockholm.
* 8 July - Treaty of Örebro.
* - Inauguration of Askersunds flickskola in Askersund.
* - A new law permit forced examination of any one suspected of carrying sexual transmitted disease.
* - ''Sorgespelet Prins Gustaf'', by Lorenzo Hammarsköld
* - ''Flyttfåglarna'', by Esaias Tegnér
Births
* 22 February - Emily Nonnen, writer (died 1905 in Sweden, 1905)
* 20 April - Maria Paulina Åhman, harpist, the first female instrumentalist in the royal chapel (died 1904 in Sweden, 1904)
* 29 April - Emilie Högqvist, actress (died 1846 in Sweden, 1846)
* 19 May - Herman Sätherberg, poet and physician (died 1892 in Sweden, 1892)
* 30 June - Josabeth Sjöberg, artist (died 1882 in Sweden, 1882)
* 29 October – Louise Granberg, playwright, translator and theatre director (died 1907 in Sweden, 1907)
* Carolina Lindström, milliner (died 1892 in Sweden, 1892)
* 4 May - Amalia Redec, pianist and composer (died 1885 in Sweden, 1885)
Deaths
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* Hedda Piper, courtier (born 1746 in Sweden, 1746)
References
1812 in Sweden,
Years of the 19th century in Sweden
1812 by country, Sweden
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