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1771 In Sweden
Events from the year 1771 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Adolf Frederick then Gustav III Events * 12 February – Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden dies, and are succeeded by Gustav III of Sweden (at the time on a visit to France). * 1 March - The news of the King's death reach Gustav III of Sweden in Paris. * 30 May - Gustav III of Sweden returns to Sweden as monarch. * 8 September – The Royal Swedish Academy of Music is created. * - The ''Du Londel Troupe'' is dissolved. * - Widespread famine in Sweden following a dry summer and then heavy rains during the late summer and fall, leading to widespread crop failures. * - The first newspaper in the Swedish province of Finland, ''Tidningar utgifne af et Sällskap i Åbo''. * - Sweden and France creates an alliance. * - Foundation of the Royal College of Music, Stockholm. * - Foundation of the Royal Swedish Society of Naval Sciences. * - The notorious thief Jacob Guntlack is executed in the capital in front of thousands ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margareta Sofia Lagerqvist
Margareta Sofia Lagerqvist (1771 – 6 June 1800, in Norrköping) was a noted Swedish opera singer and stage actress. She was employed as an opera singer at the Royal Swedish Opera, and as an actor at the Royal Dramatic Theatre, in 1788–99, and additionally as both an actor and a singer at the Stenborg Theatre in Stockholm in 1784–99. Her father worked as a caretaker. She debuted at the Eriksberg Theatre in Stockholm in January 1784. The same year, she became a student at the Royal Opera, but she was not contracted there until 1788. She was the student of Carl Stenborg Carl Stenborg (8 September 1752 – 1 August 1813) was a Swedish opera singer, composer and theatre director. He belonged to the pioneer generation of the Royal Swedish Opera and was regarded as one of the leading opera singers of the Gustavian e .... The memoirist Gjörwell wrote about her: "She lived with her mother and lived a modest life. She was a fairly beautiful girl, sang beautifully but acted with c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brigitta Sahlgren
Brigitta Sahlgren (née Ekmarck; 1694 – 12 May 1771) was a Swedish businessperson. She was the managing director of the '' Sahlgrenska sockerbruket'' ("Sahlgren Sugar Refinery") in 1736–1771 and a trade- and shipping company in 1736–1744. Life Brigitta Sahlgren was the daughter of the merchant Olof Pehrsson Ekmarck and Christina Stillman and married in 1715 to merchant Jacob Sahlgren, who founded the first sugar refinery in Sweden, ''Sahlgrenska sockerbruket'', in 1729, which became one of the greatest businesses in Gothenburg. She took over the refinery, as well as the trade- and shipping company which was also owned by her spouse, when she was widowed in 1736. Sahlgren had a monopoly upon the sugar industry in Sweden. When another merchant applied for permission to found a new one in 1740, she sued him before the government and won after a two-year legal battle. She was represented in court by her son-in-law Count Sparre and her brother-in-law Niclas Sahlgren Niclas Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1744 In Sweden
Events from the year 1744 in Sweden Incumbents * List of Swedish monarchs, Monarch – Frederick I of Sweden, Frederick I Events * 30 January - Execution of Skinnar Per Andersson. * March - The threatening war with Denmark is prevented by a treaty between Sweden and Denmark. * July - The Empire of Russia agree to recall their troops from Sweden. * 18 August - The wedding between Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden, Crown Prince Adolf Frederick and Louisa Ulrika of Prussia on Drottningholm Palace. * August - Creation of the ''L'Ordre de l'Harmonie''. * By royal letter, the right to sell Tobacco in the Swedish cities is reserved for women in need of support, ruined male burghers and war invalids: this is confirmed a second time in 1772, then with the addition that the tobacco sellers are only permitted to employ females or non-adult males.Du Rietz, Anita, Kvinnors entreprenörskap: under 400 år, 1. uppl., Dialogos, Stockholm, 2013 Births * 29 January - Catharina Charlotta Swed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1711 In Sweden
Events from the year 1711 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Charles XII Events * Great Northern War plague outbreak * * * * * * The profession of midwifery is regulated and all future midwives are to be licensed by the '' Collegium Medicum'' after having been tutored by an already licensed midwife for a period of two years and passed the examination of a doctor before being allowed to practice their trade (until 1777, this applied only to the capital): the midwives are also banned from using instruments.Pia Höjeberg (2011). Jordemor. Barnmorska och barnaföderska. Barnafödandets historia i Sverige.. Stockholm: Carlssons Bokförlag. Births * 5 March – Carl Gustaf Pilo, painter (died 1793) * * * * 23 May - Ulla Tessin, courtier (died 1768) * * Niclas Gustaf Duncan, spy (died 1771) * Françoise Marguerite Janiçon, writer (died 1789) Deaths * * * * * References Years of the 18th century in Sweden Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niclas Gustaf Duncan
Niclas Gustaf Duncan (20 November 1711 – 23 April 1771) was a Swedish post official and spy. Between 1743 and 1748, he was active as an agent of Carl Gustaf Tessin Count Carl Gustaf Tessin (5 September 1695 – 7 January 1770) was a Swedish Count and politician and son of architect Nicodemus Tessin the Younger and Hedvig Eleonora Stenbock. He was one of the most brilliant personages of his day, and the mo ... to act as a double agent in Swedish service and spy on the Russian diplomat Johann Albrecht Korff under the protect of acting as his spy on Herman Cedercreutz, who was the Swedish envoy in Russia at the time. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Duncan, Niclas Gustaf 1711 births 1771 deaths Swedish spies 18th-century spies 18th-century Swedish people 18th-century civil servants ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1852 In Sweden
Events from the year 1852 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Oscar I Events * - Amalia Assur becomes the first female dentist in Sweden.Kjellander Barbro: "På Amalia Assurs tid. Några anteckningar om och kring den första svenska kvinnliga tandläkaren" (The days of Amalia Assur. Some notes about and in connection to the first female dentist in Sweden) * - The manufacturer ''Hästens'' is established. * - '' Kungsportsplatsen'' is inaugurated. * - Sophia Posse takes over the '' Hammarstedtska skolan''. Births * 25 April - Fritz Eckert, architect (died 1920) * 14 December - Prince Carl Oscar, Duke of Södermanland, prince (died 1854) * 13 June – Anna Whitlock, social reformer and women's rights activist (died 1930) * 23 May - Mathilda Grabow, opera singer (soprano) (died 1940) * 24 November - Helena Munktell, composer (died 1919) Deaths * 25 May - Charlotta Berger, writer (born 1784) * 18 June - Prince Gustaf, Duke of Uppland, composer (born 1827) * Aurora Wilhel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulrika Åberg
Ulrika Åberg (1771–1852) was a Swedish ballerina. She was active in the Royal Swedish Ballet in 1782–95. She was one of the first native ballet dancers in the Royal Swedish Ballet. Life Ulrika Åberg was engaged as a Coryfé in the Royal Swedish Ballet in 1782–85, as a second dancer in 1785–87, and as a premier ballerina in 1787–95. She was a student of the star ballerina of the Gustavian ballet, the Italian ballerina Giovanna Bassi, from the age of twelve. She was educated in the Italian style of ballet dancing by Bassi, and followed her mentor in her style and parts. She was considered as one of her country's first native ballet dancers. Her most popular part was in the ballet ''Tillfälle för Tjuven'', where she made a success. Among her other well known parts were Lise in ''La Rosére de Salency'' by Jean Marcadet with Giovanna Bassi, Anna Sofia Lind, Antoine Bournonville and Joseph Saint-Fauraux Raimond the season of 1786–87, and Mirza in ''Mirza och ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1854 In Sweden
Events from the year 1854 in Sweden Incumbents * List of Swedish monarchs, Monarch – Oscar I of Sweden, Oscar I Events * The Telegraph connection is established between Stockholm and Gothenburg. * The first Train station. * The free church of Anna Johansdotter Norbäck is separated from the state church. * Founding of the ''Fruntimmersällskapet för fångars förbättring''. * November - ''Muteupproret''.Rosengren, Ingemar (1991). Muteupproret 1854. En berättelse om ett misslyckat polisingripande Births * 12 January - Hugo Birger, painter (died 1887 in Sweden, 1887) * 3 September – Anna Sandström, reform educator (died 1931 in Sweden, 1931) * 8 November – Johannes Rydberg, physicist (died 1919 in Sweden, 1919) * 14 November - Dina Edling, opera singer (died 1935 in Sweden, 1935) * 27 November - Gerhard Louis De Geer, Prime Minister of Sweden from 1920 to 1921 (died 1935 in Sweden, 1935) Deaths * 13 March - Prince Carl Oscar, Duke of Södermanland, prince (born 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Leonore König
Anna Leonore König, née ''Falck'' (29 October 1771 – 20 March 1854), was a Swedish singer and musician (keyboard). She was solo singer in the "Musikaliska inrättningen" (The Musical Institution) in Norrköping in 1797–1801. She was married to Georg Henric König. König was elected as a member (chair 153) by the Royal Swedish Academy of Music 31 December 1794. See also * Christina Fredenheim * Margareta Alströmer Margareta Hedvig Alströmer, as married ''Cronstedt af Fullerö'' (12 December 1763 – 19 February 1816), was a Swedish painter and concert singer. She was a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts and of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music.An ... References * Nyström, Pia; Kyhlberg-Boström Anna, Elmquist Anne-Marie: Kungl. Musikaliska akademien: matrikel 1771-1995, Kungliga Musikaliska Akademien, Stockholm 1996, Kungl. Musikaliska akademiens skriftserie, 84. ISSN 0347-5158. . Libris 7749167. {{DEFAULTSORT:Konig, Anna Leonore 1771 births Members ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1809 In Sweden
Events from the year 1809 in Sweden Incumbents * List of monarchs of Sweden, Monarch – Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden, Gustav IV Adolf then Charles XIII of Sweden, Charles XIII Events * 29 March - Coup of 1809: Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden is deposed in a ''coup d'état'' and his uncle is made Regent.Isakson, Börje (2009). Två dygn som förändrade Sverige : 1809 års revolution. Stockholm: Natur & Kultur. Libris 10701773. * May - The Committee on the Constitution (Parliament of Sweden) 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 is placed upon the throne after having accepted a new constitution. * 6 June - Instrument of Government (1809). * 18 July - Charles August, Crown Prince of Sweden, Charles August is elected new heir to the throne of Sweden. * 19-20 August - Battle of Ratan and Sävar * 17 September - Treaty of Fredrikshamn * Inauguration of the ''Malmö Teater'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 1803, she married her cousin, lieutenant Wilhelm Philp (1777–1808). Roos had a reputation for being able to predict the future, which was fashionable during the reign of Gustav III of Sweden, and she made some predictions which attracted attention. In 1791, she predicted misfortune to King Gustav III, something he reportedly referred to on his death bed after the assassination by Jacob Johan Anckarström in 1792.Carl Forsstrand (1913). Spåkvinnor och trollkarlar. Minne och anteckningar från Gustav III:s Stockholm (Andra upplagan). ortune tellers and magicians. Memory and notes from the Stockholm of Gustav IIIStockholm: Hugo Gebers Förlag. ISBN p. 35–36 Roos and her spouse made an attempt to profit economically on her talent. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |