1661 in Sweden

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Slottet Tre Kronor 1661
Small house near the Kärde Manor, where according to the folklore the Treaty of Cardis was signed.

Events from the year 1661 in Sweden

Incumbents[]

  • MonarchCharles XI

Events[]

  • The Treaty of Cardis formally discontinue the Russo-Swedish War (1656–58) with a Swedish victory and territorial gains.
  • The Stockholms Banco becomes the first European bank to print banknotes.

Births[]

  • 26 June- Johanna Eleonora De la Gardie, poet (died 1708)
  • 23 September - Christiana Oxenstierna, noblewoman notorious for marrying a partner of a different social class (died 1701)
  • 10 December - Catherine of Pfalz-Zweibrücken (1661–1720), princess (died 1720)
  • 18 December - Christopher Polhem, Swedish scientist, inventor and industrialist (died 1751)
  • Rika Maja, Sami shaman (died 1757)

Deaths[]

  • 19 November - Lars Kagg, military officer (born 1595)

References[]

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