Events from the year 1703 in

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Incumbents

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Charles XII Charles XII, sometimes Carl XII () or Carolus Rex (17 June 1682 – 30 November 1718 Old Style and New Style dates, O.S.), was King of Sweden from 1697 to 1718. He belonged to the House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken, a branch line of the House of ...

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 The Charles XII Bible () was a Bible translations into Swedish, Bible translation into Swedish, instigated by King Charles XI in 1686 to produce an updated and modernised version of the old translation from 1541, which was known as the Gustav Vas ...

is completed. *

Births

* 23 March -

Cajsa Warg Anna Christina Warg (23March 17035February 1769), better known as Cajsa (or Kajsa) Warg, was a Swedish list of women cookbook writers, cookbook author and one of the best-known cooks in the Swedish cuisine, Swedish culinary history. Born in Ör ...

cookery book author (died

1769 Events January–March * February 2 – Pope Clement XIII dies, the night before preparing an order to dissolve the Jesuits.Denis De Lucca, ''Jesuits and Fortifications: The Contribution of the Jesuits to Military Architecture ...

) * * * * * * *

Deaths

* 16 January -

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. Acc ...

, engineer, soldier, and field marshal (born

1625 Events January–March * January 17 – Led by the Duke of Soubise, the Huguenots launch a second rebellion against King Louis XIII, with a surprise naval assault on a French fleet being prepared in Blavet. * February 3 &nda ...

) * unknown - Maria Skytte, notorious baroness (born 1630s) * * *

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Years of the 18th century in Sweden

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