1621 in Sweden
Years in Sweden: | 1618 1619 1620 1621 1622 1623 1624 |
Centuries: | 16th century · 17th century · 18th century |
Decades: | 1590s 1600s 1610s 1620s 1630s 1640s 1650s |
Years: | 1618 1619 1620 1621 1622 1623 1624 |
Events from the year 1621 in Sweden
Incumbents[]
- Monarch – Gustavus Adolphus
Events[]
- The Swedish city of Gothenburg is founded by King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden. The king also grants city rights to Luleå, Piteå and Torneå (Tornio). Riga falls under the rule of Sweden.
- The 1621 War Articles, the first completed organization of the Swedish law collection of military and war, is issued.
- The first national wide regulation of the Guilds is issued: all handicrafts outside the guilds are banned.
- , a Finnish language psalm book, by .
Births[]
- 2 June - Rutger von Ascheberg, officer and civil servant (died 1693)
- February 2 - Johannes Schefferus, humanist (died 1679)
- unknown - Brita Klemetintytär, postmaster (died 1700)
Deaths[]
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- 13 December - Catherine Stenbock, queen consort (born 1535)
References[]
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