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1672 In Sweden
Events from the year 1672 in Sweden Incumbents * List of Swedish monarchs, Monarch – Charles XI of Sweden, Charles XI Events * * Alliance between Sweden and France. * The King is declared to legal majority, and the regency government is thereby dissolved. * ''Hervarar saga'' by Olof Verelius. * Sten Nilsson Bielke is appointed Lord High Treasurer of Sweden. * Carlsburg, Weser * * * * * * * * Births * 27 October - Maria Gustava Gyllenstierna, writer (died 1737 in Sweden , 1737) * Hedvig Mörner, politically influential countess (died 1753 in Sweden , 1753) * * * * * Deaths * Agneta Horn, memoir writer (died 1629 in Sweden , 1629) * Georg Stiernhielm, linguist and poet (died 1598 in Sweden , 1598) * Märet Jonsdotter, alleged witch (born 1644 in Sweden , 1644) * * References 1672 in Sweden, Years of the 17th century in Sweden 1672 by country, Sweden {{Sweden-year-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bremerhaven
Bremerhaven (, , Low German: ''Bremerhoben'') is a city at the seaport of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, a state of the Federal Republic of Germany. It forms a semi-enclave in the state of Lower Saxony and is located at the mouth of the River Weser on its eastern bank, opposite the town of Nordenham. Though a relatively new city, it has a long history as a trade port and today is one of the most important German ports, playing a role in Germany's trade. History in 1827, but neighboring settlements such as Lehe were in the vicinity as early as the 12th century, and Geestendorf was "mentioned in documents of the ninth century". p. 8. Fourth revised edition. Translated into English from the original German edition titled ''Bremerhaven – tätige Stadt im Noordseewind'' These tiny villages were built on small islands in the swampy estuary. In 1381, the city of Bremen established ''de facto'' rule over the lower Weser stream, including Lehe, later therefore called Breme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hedvig Mörner
Hedvig Mörner af Morlanda (1672–1753), was a Swedish courtier and countess, married to riksråd count Claes Ekeblad the Elder. She was a personal friend of Ulrika Eleonora, Queen of Sweden, and known in contemporary Sweden for her political activity: through her connections in the political world, she was able to make successful recommendations for political offices and affect the work in the riksdag. Life She was born to general baron Hans Georg Mörner and Beata Schulman. Prior to her marriage, she served as maid of honor to the queen of Sweden, Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark, and she also became a personal friend of Princess Ulrika Eleonora, future queen. In 1692, she married riksråd count Claes Ekeblad the Elder. Hedvig Mörner was known for being able to influence state affairs and make successful recommendations for public offices through her political connections, and a large correspondence is preserved bearing witness of how much, often and how successfully she performed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1672 In Sweden
Events from the year 1672 in Sweden Incumbents * List of Swedish monarchs, Monarch – Charles XI of Sweden, Charles XI Events * * Alliance between Sweden and France. * The King is declared to legal majority, and the regency government is thereby dissolved. * ''Hervarar saga'' by Olof Verelius. * Sten Nilsson Bielke is appointed Lord High Treasurer of Sweden. * Carlsburg, Weser * * * * * * * * Births * 27 October - Maria Gustava Gyllenstierna, writer (died 1737 in Sweden , 1737) * Hedvig Mörner, politically influential countess (died 1753 in Sweden , 1753) * * * * * Deaths * Agneta Horn, memoir writer (died 1629 in Sweden , 1629) * Georg Stiernhielm, linguist and poet (died 1598 in Sweden , 1598) * Märet Jonsdotter, alleged witch (born 1644 in Sweden , 1644) * * References 1672 in Sweden, Years of the 17th century in Sweden 1672 by country, Sweden {{Sweden-year-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1644 In Sweden
Events from the year 1644 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Christina Events * 9 January - Battle of Kolding (1644) * Swedish occupation of Jylland. * Swedish occupation of Landskrona and Helsingborg in Danish Scania. * 16 May - Action of 16 May 1644 * 1 July - Battle of Colberger Heide * 13 October - Battle of Fehmarn (1644) * 23 November - Battle of Jüterbog * Queen Christina is declared to be of legal majority and the regency government is dissolved. * December 4 - Battle of Bysjön * * A new sumptuary law bans the use of textiles, laces and ribbons of gold and silver for clothing, as well as engagement- and baptism parties: the law is not respected and is replaced in 1664.Svenska folkets underbara öden / IV. Karl XI:s och Karl XII:s tid Births * 7 February - Nils Bielke, member of the High Council of Sweden, military and politician (died 1716) * Märet Jonsdotter, alleged witch (died 1672) * Beata Magdalena Wittenberg, courtier (died 1705) Deaths * 26 July - C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Märet Jonsdotter
Märet Jonsdotter (1644 – September 1672) was an alleged Swedish witch. She is one of the most known victims of the persecutions of sorcery in her country; she was the first person accused of this in the great witch hysteria called "Det Stora Oväsendet" (" The Great Noise") of 1668–1676, and her trial unleashed the beginning of the real witch hunt in Sweden, which was to cause the death of around 280 people in those eight years. She was known by the name "Big Märet" because she had a younger sister with the same name called "Small Märet" Jonsdotter. Background and Accusation In the autumn of 1667, a little shepherd boy in Älvdalen in Dalarna, Mats Nilsson, claimed to have seen a girl lead goats over Eastern Dalälven by walking on the water at Hemmansäng by Åsen. This little boy had tended the herd of sheep with this same girl, they had had a fight, and the girl had beaten the boy up. The girl's name was Gertrud Svensdotter (Svensdotter meaning "daughter of Sven"). She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1598 In Sweden
Events from the year 1598 in Sweden. Incumbents * Monarch – Sigismund Events * 16 January - The Rurik Dynasty collapses when Feodor I of Russia dies. *May - Sigismund III return to Avaskär, Sweden, and his uncle and regent Duke Charles resist him resulting in the War against Sigismund. * 18 September - The Battle of Stegeborg results in victory for the Polish-Swedish unionists. * 25 September - The Battle of Stångebro results in victory for the Swedish rebels under Duke Charles and the end of the union. Births * - Georg Stiernhielm, linguist * - Lars Stigzelius, archbishop * - Sten Svantesson Bielke, soldier and politician * - Åke Henriksson Tott, soldier and politician Deaths * 10 February - Anne of Austria, Queen of Poland, queen consort (born 1578) * 4 August - William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, English statesmen. * 7 August - Georg Stiernhielm, linguist and mathematician (died 1672 Events January–March * January 2 – After the government ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georg Stiernhielm
Georg Stiernhielm (August 7, 1598 – April 22, 1672) was a Swedish civil servant, mathematician, linguist and poet. Life Stiernhielm was born on the family estate Gammelgården in the village Svartskär in Vika parish in Dalarna where his father, Olof Markvardsson, of the noble mining family Stierna, was a miner and bailiff. The surname Stiernhielm, literally "Star Helmet", was taken in later life when he was raised into the Swedish nobility. He grew up in the Bergslagen region where his father worked with the mining industry. Stiernhielm received his first schooling at Västerås, but he was also educated in Germany and the Netherlands. In 1636 he obtained the Vasula manor near Tartu, Estonia and lived there until 1656, when he moved due to war with Russia back to Stockholm. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of London in December 1669. Works He was a pioneer of linguistics, and even if many of his conclusions later proved wrong they were accepted by his contemporari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1629 In Sweden
Events from the year 1629 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Gustaf II Adolf Events * 12 February – Battle of Górzno * * * * * 25 September – Truce of Altmark Births * August 18 – Agneta Horn, memoir writer (died 1672) * 21 October – Adolph John I, Count Palatine of Kleeburg, (died 1689) * Ebba Sparre, courtier (died 1662) * * * Deaths * 18 August - Vendela Skytte, writer, poet and Lady of Letters (born 1608 Events January–June *January – In the Colony of Virginia, Powhatan releases Captain John Smith. * January 2 – The first of the Jamestown supply missions returns to the Colony of Virginia with Christopher Newport comma ...) * * * References Years of the 17th century in Sweden Sweden {{Sweden-year-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agneta Horn
Agneta Horn (18 August 1629 – 18 March 1672) was a Swedish writer born to noble parents and a military father. She traveled a great deal throughout Europe in her lifetime as a result of living in a military family and later marrying another soldier. She is most known for writing her autobiography, ''Agneta Horns leverne'' (also spelled "lefverne"). Life Agneta Horn was the daughter of Gustav Horn, Count of Björneborg and Kristina Oxenstierna, and the granddaughter of Axel Oxenstierna. She was born on 18 August 1629, in Riga in what is now Latvia, because her father was a Swedish military officer stationed outside of the country at the time of her birth. At six weeks of age, despite the unusual nature of a whole family living together in a Swedish military camp, Agneta and her mother joined Gustav at a camp in Kurland, in western Lithuania. The family lived there together through the fall and winter. In the spring when Gustav traveled to Germany with the military, Agneta and h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1753 In Sweden
Events from the year 1753 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Adolf Frederick Events * 17 February – Sweden replace the Julian calendar with the Gregorian calendar. * 1 May - ''Species Plantarum'' by Carl Linnaeus. * 24 July - The Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities is founded by Queen Louisa Ulrika. * 20 September – Inauguration of the new observatory of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. * - Carl Linnaeus names the ''Cannabis sativa''. * - The new Royal Palace, Stockholm, is sufficiently ready for the Royal family to move in, and they leave the Wrangel Palace for their new residence. * - The Du Londel Troupe is established in Sweden. * - The '' Kina slott'' is created and given to the queen as the birthday present. * - A new school regulation is instituted in the capital, in which all the basic educational schools of the capital is to include the subjects writing, reading, mathematics, history, geography, essay-writing, nature science and dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1737 In Sweden
Events from the year 1737 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Frederick I Events * * * * 4 October - The first professional Swedish language theatre is inaugurated at Bollhuset in Stockholm by the first group of professional Swedish stage actors, playing a translated French play. * October - The first Swedish satire play, ''Svenska Sprätthöken'' by Carl Gyllenborg, is performed at the Swedish theatre at Bollhuset with Beata Sabina Straas and Peter Lindahl.Tryggve Byström (1981). Svenska komedien 1737-1754. Borås: Centraltryckeriet AB. Births * * * * * Deaths * * 3 June - Gustaf Cronhielm, politician (died 1664) * * - Maria Gustava Gyllenstierna Maria Gustava Gyllenstierna (27 October 1672–5 November 1737) was a Swedish countess, writer and translator. She was the daughter of count Christoffer Gyllenstierna and Gustava Juliana Oxenstierna and married in 1693 to count Karl Bonde of ..., writer and translator * References Years of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweden
Sweden, ; fi, Ruotsi; fit, Ruotti; se, Ruoŧŧa; smj, Svierik; sje, Sverji; sju, Sverje; sma, Sveerje or ; yi, שוועדן, Shvedn; rmu, Svedikko; rmf, Sveittiko. 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 and the List of European countries by area, fifth-largest country in Europe. The Capital city, capital and largest city is Stockholm. Sweden has a population of 10.5 million, and a low population density of ; around 87% of Swedes reside in urban areas in the central and southern half of the country. Sweden’s urban areas together cover 1.5% of its land area. Because the country is so long, ranging from 55th parallel north, 55°N to 69th parallel north, 69°N, the climate of Sweden is diverse. Sweden has been inhabited since Prehistoric Sweden, prehistoric times, . T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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