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1625 In Sweden
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Events from the year 1625 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Gustaf II Adolf Events * Great Stockholm Fire of 1625 * Second Phase of Polish–Swedish War started. Births * 10 October - Erik Dahlbergh, engineer and field marshal (died 1703) * Margareta Beijer, managing director of the Swedish post office (died 1675) * Armegot Printz, colonial noblewoman (died 1695) Deaths * 8 December - Christina of Holstein-Gottorp, queen consort (born 1573) * 26 February - Anna Vasa, Princess (born 1568) References Years of the 17th century in Sweden Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic country by both area and population, and is the List of European countries by area, fifth-largest country in Europe. Its capital and largest city is Stockholm. Sweden has a population of 10.6 million, and a low population density of ; 88% of Swedes reside in urban areas. They are mostly in the central and southern half of the country. Sweden's urban areas together cover 1.5% of its land area. Sweden has a diverse Climate of Sweden, climate owing to the length of the country, which ranges from 55th parallel north, 55°N to 69th parallel north, 69°N. Sweden has been inhabited since Prehistoric Sweden, prehistoric times around 12,000 BC. The inhabitants emerged as the Geats () and Swedes (tribe), Swedes (), who formed part of the sea-faring peopl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Swedish Monarchs
This list records the Monarchy of Sweden, monarchs of Sweden, from the late Viking Age to the present day. Sweden has continuously been a monarchy since the country's consolidation in the Viking Age and early Middle Ages, for over a thousand years. The incumbent royal dynasty of Sweden is the House of Bernadotte, established on the throne in 1818. History There were organized political structures in Sweden before the kingdom was unified; based on archaeological evidence, early tribal societies are believed to have transitioned into organized chiefdoms in the first few centuries AD, perhaps spurred by contacts with the Roman Empire and the rest of Europe. In the period AD 500–800, Scandinavian societies began adopting cultural elements from the newly established Germanic kingdoms in Europe, transitioning further into petty kingdoms. Archaeological evidence suggests that were numerous petty kingdoms throughout modern-day Sweden. Foreign sources and later native sources descri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustavus Adolphus Of Sweden
Gustavus Adolphus (9 December [Old Style and New Style dates, N.S 19 December] 15946 November [Old Style and New Style dates, N.S 16 November] 1632), also known in English as Gustav II Adolf or Gustav II Adolph, was King of Sweden from 1611 to 1632, and is credited with the rise of Swedish Empire, Sweden as a great European power (). During his reign, Sweden became one of the primary military forces in Europe during the Thirty Years' War, helping to determine the political and religious balance of power in Europe. He was formally and posthumously given the name Gustavus Adolphus the Great (; ) by the Riksdag of the Estates in 1634. He is often regarded as one of the greatest military commanders in modern history, with use of an early form of combined arms. His most notable military victory was the Battle of Breitenfeld (1631), Battle of Breitenfeld in 1631. With his resources, logistics, and support, Gustavus Adolphus was positioned to become a major European leader, but he wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Stockholm Fire Of 1625
The Great Stockholm Fire of 1625 was among the first known large scale fires in Stockholm prior to the city plan changes of the 17th-century. The fire began in the evening of 1 September 1625 in Kåkbrinken, and devastated the southwestern parts of Stadsholmen. It lasted three days and reportedly destroyed a fifth of the infrastructure Infrastructure is the set of facilities and systems that serve a country, city, or other area, and encompasses the services and facilities necessary for its economy, households and firms to function. Infrastructure is composed of public and pri ... of Stockholm at the time. The fire resulted in the building of a new city over the burnt areas, and a new tightened organisation of inspection of the fire prevention measures in the city. Sources * Linnea Forsberg (2001). ”Stora branden 1625”. Stormaktstidens Stockholm tar gestalt: gaturegleringen i Stockholm 1625-1650. Monografier utgivna av Stockholms stad, 0282-5899 ; 157. Stockholm: Stockh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polish–Swedish War (1621–1625)
The Polish–Swedish War of 1621 to 1625 was a war in a long-running series of conflicts between the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Swedish Empire. It began with a Swedish invasion of the Polish–Lithuanian fiefdom Livonia. Swedish forces succeeded in taking the city of Riga after a siege. The Commonwealth, focused on a war with the Ottoman Empire (such as the battles of Cecora and Chocim), was unable to send significant forces to stop Gustav Adolf, and signed a truce favorable to Sweden. The Commonwealth ceded Livonia north of the Dvina (Düna) river, and retained only nominal control over Riga. The new truce in Mitau (Jelgava, Mitawa) was signed and lasted from November 1622 to March 1625. Introduction The Polish–Swedish War of 1617–18 showed that the Swedish Army, despite several reforms, was still unable to defeat the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Furthermore, King Gustav Adolf was still regarded in Europe as a usurper. To safeguard the Swedish crown ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erik Dahlbergh
Count Erik Jönsson Dahlbergh (10 October 1625 – 16 January 1703) was a Swedish military engineer, Governor-general, Field marshal and Master-general of the Ordinance. He rose to the level of nobility through his military competence. According to Cathal Nolan, Count Dahlberg was a highly innovative military engineer in the 17th and 18th century, often referred to as the "Swedish Vauban". He was expert in both building and destroying fortifications. In warfare he won several sieges, including Copenhagen and Kronborg. He famously led a Swedish army across the frozen Great and Little Belts to attack Copenhagen. Dahlberg commanded Swedish engineers in several wars and his historic influence was ensured via his skill at map-making, the fortresses he designed, and his widely read writings on military architecture. Today he is well known through his '' Suecia Antiqua et Hodierna'', a collection of engravings of topographical research. Biography Erik Dahlbergh was born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1703 In Sweden
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Events from the year 1703 in Sweden. Incumbents * Monarch – Charles XII Events * 19 March - Swedish victory at the Battle of Saladen. * 21 April - Swedish victory at the Battle of Pułtusk (1703). * July 19 - Russian victory at the Battle of Systerbäck. * October 14 - Swedish victory at the Siege of Thorn * * * The Charles XII Bible is completed. * Births * 23 March - Cajsa Warg cookery book author (died 1769) * * * * * * * Deaths * 16 January - Erik Dahlbergh, engineer, soldier, and field marshal (born 1625) * unknown - Maria Skytte, notorious baroness (born 1630s) * * * References External links Years of the 18th century in Sweden Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margareta Beijer
Margareta Beijer (1625–1675) was the managing director of the Swedish Post Office, ''Postverket'' from 1669 until 1673.Mansdominans i förändring: om ledningsgrupper och styrelser : betänkande Av Sverige Utredningen om kvinnor på ledande poster i näringslivet, Stockholm, 2003 She was the fourth director of the Swedish Post Office, and the second female postmaster in Sweden after Gese Wechel Gese Wechel (born in Hamburg, died in Lübeck 1645), was the managing director of the Swedish Post Office, ''Postverket'' from 1637 until 1642. She was the second director of the Swedish Post Office, and the first female postmaster in Sweden, entit ..., entitled ''Sveriges rikes postmästarinna'' (Postmistress of the Swedish Realm). She succeeded her spouse, Johan von Beijer, after his death in 1669. From 1637 until 1722, eight percent (or 40) of the postmasters in Sweden were female. Women were excluded from service in the new regulation of 1722, and allowed again in 1863. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1675 In Sweden
Events from the year 1675 in Sweden Incumbents * List of Swedish monarchs, Monarch – Charles XI of Sweden, Charles XI Events * War between Sweden and the Netherlands. * The King is engaged to Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark. * June 18 - Battle of Fehrbellin * War between Sweden and the Holy Roman Empire. * Scanian War * Coronation of the King. * The King retracts the Court leet of the nobility. * Law on the right to draft Romani people, Romani males to military service. * June - 71 people are executed in the Torsåker witch trials, the biggest witch trial in the history of the country. Births * January 27 - Erik Benzelius the younger, librarian, theologian, and bishop. Died 1743 in Sweden , 1743. * Born sometime around 1675 - Ingeborg Jonsdotter, married Olaus Persson and had 1 child, Per Olofsson. She died April 2, 1769. Deaths * Margareta Beijer, managing director of the Swedish Post Office, Postverket from 1669 until 1673 (born 1625 in Sweden , 1625) * Gertrud Svens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armegot Printz
Armegot Printz (1625–1695) was a Swedish noble. She was the daughter of Johan Björnsson Printz, governor of New Sweden, and she married her father's successor, governor Johan Papegoja. She is the most well documented and known woman of New Sweden. Life Armegot Printz was born in Bottnaryd, SmĂĄland, Sweden. She was the daughter of the Swedish noble Johan Printz, colonel lieutenant of the Västgöta cavalry, and the German Elisabet Bock. She, as well as her mother and siblings, accompanied her father to Germany during his participation in the Thirty Years' War in the army of Gustav II Adolf of Sweden. In 1642, after her father's appointment as governor of the Swedish colony New Sweden in America, she followed her father to America in the company of her siblings and stepmother, where they arrived in February 1643. New Sweden In New Sweden, her father had The Printzhof manor built as their residence at Tinicum Island. In 1645, the poor noble Johan Papegoja arrived to the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1695 In Sweden
Events from the year 1695 in Sweden Incumbents * List of Swedish monarchs, Monarch – Charles XI of Sweden, Charles XI Events * * Winter - Seven years of bad harvests result in the beginning of the Great Famine of Finland (1695–97), Great Famine, and 1695 being known as the Black Year.Topelius, Zacharias (1899). ”Stora hungersnöden”. Fältskärns berättelser. Stockholm: Albert Bonniers förlag. P. 388-399 * The king dissolves the tapestry school ''Tapetskolan vid Karlberg''. Births * - Hedvig Catharina Lillie, politically active salon hostess (died 1745 in Sweden , 1745) * June 24 - Martin van Meytens, painter (died 1770 in Sweden , 1770) * 17 August - Gustaf Lundberg, rococo pastelist and portrait painter (died 1786 in Sweden , 1786) * 5 September - Carl Gustaf Tessin, Count and politician (died 1770 in Sweden , 1770) * Deaths * * * * - Armegot Printz, colonial noblewoman (born 1625 in Sweden , 1625) References 1695 in Sweden, Years of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
