1697 in Sweden
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Events from the year 1697 in Sweden.
Incumbents
[edit]- Monarch – Charles XI, succeeded by Charles XII
Events
[edit]- In the spring, the disastrous Great Famine comes to an end. [1]
- 5 April - Charles XI of Sweden dies of stomach cancer, and is succeeded by Charles XII of Sweden under the regency of his grandmother, Hedwig Eleonora.
- 7 May - The royal residence in the capital, Tre Kronor (castle), burns down.
- Unkown Date - Christopher Polhem starts Sweden's first technical school.
Births
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- Helena Arnell, painter (died 1751)
Deaths
[edit]- 5 April - Charles XI of Sweden, monarch (born 1655)
- 11 September - Agneta Rosenbröijer, noblewoman and businessperson (born 1620)
- - Karin Thomasdotter, vogt and länsman (born 1610)
- - Ebba Maria De la Gardie, singer and poet (born 1657)
References
[edit]- ^ Topelius, Zacharias (1899). ”Stora hungersnöden”. Fältskärns berättelser. Stockholm: Albert Bonniers förlag. P. 388-399