Events from the year 1810 in

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 ...

Incumbents

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Charles XIII Charles XIII or Carl XIII (; 7 October 1748 – 5 February 1818) was King of Sweden from 1809 and King of Norway from 1814 to his death. He was the second son (and younger brother to King Gustav III) of King Adolf Frederick of Sweden and Louisa ...

Events

* 6 January - Treaty of Paris (1810) * 7 January - The newly elected heir to the throne, Charles August, arrives in Sweden. * 28 May -

Charles August, Crown Prince of Sweden Charles August or Carl August (9 July 1768 – 28 May 1810) was a Danish prince. He is best known for serving as Crown Prince of Sweden briefly in 1810, adopted by Charles XIII, before his sudden death from a stroke. Earlier, he had been a gen ...

dies. Rumors suspect poisoning by the

Gustavian Party The Gustavians () were a political faction in the Kingdom of Sweden who supported the absolutist regime of King Gustav III of Sweden, and sought after his assassination in 1792 to uphold his legacy and protect the interests of his descendants of ...

. * May -

Maria Nilsdotter i Ölmeskog Maria Nilsdotter i Ölmeskog (1756–1822) was a Swedish farmer in Väse Hundred in Värmland County, who was awarded a Royal Citizens Medal after having prevented a rebellion during the disturbances after the death of Charles August, Crown Prin ...

dissolves a potential rebel army and are rewarded by the monarch for having prevented a rebellion. * 20 June - Fersen murder:

Axel von Fersen the Younger Hans Axel von Fersen (; 4 September 175520 June 1810), known as Axel de Fersen in France, was a Swedish count, Marshal of the Realm of Sweden, a General of Horse in the royal Swedish Army, one of the Lords of the Realm, aide-de-camp to Rocham ...

, a member of the

, is killed by a lynch mob in Stockholm suspected of having murdered Charles August. * 21 August -

Jean Baptiste Bernadotte Charles XIV John (; 26 January 1763 – 8 March 1844) was King of Sweden and Norway from 1818 until his death in 1844 and the first monarch of the Bernadotte dynasty. In Norway, he is known as Charles III John () and before he became royalty in ...

is elected the new heir to the Swedish throne. * 20 October -

arrives in Sweden. * 2 November -

makes his formal entry in Stockholm and takes the name Charles John. * 2 November - The

Swedish Act of Succession The 1810 Act of Succession () is one of four ''Fundamental Laws of the Realm'' () and thus forms part of the Swedish Constitution. The Act regulates the line of succession to the Swedish throne and the conditions which eligible members of the ...

is passed. * 5 November -

is formally adopted by Charles XIII. * 7 November - Anglo-Swedish War (1810–12) * 22 December - The spouse and son of Jean Baptiste Bernadotte,

Désirée Clary Bernardine Eugénie Désirée Clary (; 8 November 1777 – 17 December 1860) was Queen of Sweden and Norway from 5 February 1818 to 8 March 1844 as the wife of King Charles XIV John. Charles John was a French general and founder of the House o ...

and the future Oscar I, arrives in Sweden. * The

Smådalarö Gård Smådalarö Gård is an inn located at Dalarö in Stockholm archipelago, located in Haninge Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden. The manor house was originally built in 1810 by Captain Carl Peter Blom, and today the original stone house has bee ...

is completed. *

Johan Olof Wallin Johan Olof Wallin, (15 October 1779 – 30 June 1839), was a Swedish minister, orator, poet and later Church of Sweden Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden between 1837 and 1839. He is most remembered today for his hymns. Early life He was born in ...

inducted to the

Swedish Academy The Swedish Academy (), founded in 1786 by King Gustav III, is one of the Royal Academies of Sweden. Its 18 members, who are elected for life, comprise the highest Swedish language authority. Outside Scandinavia, it is best known as the body t ...

. * The right of an unmarried woman to be declared of legal majority by royal dispensation are officially confirmed by parliament.Christine Bladh (Swedish): Månglerskor: att sälja från korg och bod i Stockholm 1819–1846 (1991) * The execution of

Metta Fock Metta (or Mätta) Charlotta Fock, née ''Ridderbjelke'' (10 June 1765 – 7 November 1810), was a Swedish noble and sentenced murderer. She was executed for murdering her spouse, son and daughter in order to marry her lover. Life ...

Births

* 20 May – Sara Augusta Malmborg, singer, pianist and painter (died

1860 Events January * January 2 – The astronomer Urbain Le Verrier announces the discovery of a hypothetical planet Vulcan (hypothetical planet), Vulcan at a meeting of the French Academy of Sciences in Paris, France. * January 10 &ndas ...

) 1810 - 1860 * 7 June - Carl August Adlersparre, chamberlain (1838), poet, novelist and historian (died

1862 Events January * January 1 – The United Kingdom annexes Lagos Island, in modern-day Nigeria. * January 6 – Second French intervention in Mexico, French intervention in Mexico: Second French Empire, French, Spanish and British ...

) 1810 - 1862 * 16 October –

Carl Wahlbom Johan Wilhelm Carl Wahlbom (16 October 1810 – 25 April 1858) was a Swedish painter, illustrator and sculptor. Biography His father, Adolf, was a pastor and professor and his grandfather, , was a noted doctor and scientist who studied with Carl ...

, artist (died

1858 Events January–March * January 9 ** Revolt of Rajab Ali: British forces finally defeat Rajab Ali Khan of Chittagong. ** Anson Jones, the last president of the Republic of Texas, commits suicide. * January 14 – Orsini affair: Pi ...

) 1810 - 1858

Deaths

* 19 March –

Louis Masreliez Louis Masreliez (1748 – 19 March 1810), born Adrien Louis Masreliez, was a French-born, Sweden, Swedish Painting, painter and interior designer. Biography Masreliez was born in Paris and came to Sweden at the age of 5 in 1753. He was the son o ...

, artist (born

1748 Events January–March * January 12 – Ahmad Shah Durrani captures Lahore. * January 27 – A fire at the prison and barracks at Kinsale, in Ireland, kills 54 of the prisoners of war housed there. An estimated 500 priso ...

) * 28 May -

, crown prince (born

1768 Events January–March * January 9 – Philip Astley stages the first modern circus, with acrobats on galloping horses, in London. * February 11 – Samuel Adams's circular letter is issued by the Massachusetts House of Re ...

) * 20 June -

, courtier, military, diplomat (born

1755 Events January–March * January 23 (O. S. January 12, Tatiana Day, nowadays celebrated on January 25) – Moscow University is established. * February 13 – Treaty of Giyanti: The kingdom of Mataram on Java is divided in ...

) * 17 September -

Ulla von Höpken Ulrika "Ulla" Eleonora von Höpken, later ''von Wright'', née ''von Fersen'' (24 March 1749 – 17 September 1810), was a Swedish countess and courtier. She is also famous in history as one of "the three graces" of the Gustavian age; three ladi ...

, courtier profile of the Gustavian Age (born

1749 Events January–March * January 3 ** Benning Wentworth issues the first of the New Hampshire Grants, leading to the establishment of Vermont. ** The first issue of ''Berlingske'', Denmark's oldest continually operating newspaper, i ...

) * -

Hedvig Amalia Charlotta Klinckowström Hedvig Amalia Charlotta von Klinckowström (4 June 1777 - 21 April 1810) was a Swedish countess, courtier and artist. She is known for her portraits and illustrations in drawings and miniatures on ivory, which are regarded to provide an historical ...

, artist (born

1777 Events January–March * January 2 – American Revolutionary War – Battle of the Assunpink Creek: American general George Washington's army repulses a British attack by Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis, in a second ...

)

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Years of the 19th century in Sweden

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