1583 in Sweden

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Catherine's tomb
Sofia Gyllenhielm

Events from the year 1583 in Sweden

Incumbents[]

  • MonarchJohn III

Events[]

  • 10 August - The Livonian War is ended by the Treaty of Plussa.
  • - Creation of the - Diocese of Mariestad
  • - A new sumptuary law bans the use of velvet for hats and jackets and silk skirts for women not belonging to the nobility.[1]

Births[]

  • 16 June - Axel Oxenstierna, statesman (died 1654 in Sweden)

Deaths[]

  • 16 September - Catherine Jagiellon, queen (born )
  • - Sofia Johansdotter Gyllenhielm, illegitimate royal daughter (born 1556)

References[]

  1. ^ Julius Ejdenstam (Swedish): Från fikonlöv till jeans. [From fig leaves to jeans] Raben & Sjögren, Lund (1977)


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