1661 in Sweden
Years in Sweden: | 1658 1659 1660 1661 1662 1663 1664 |
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Years: | 1658 1659 1660 1661 1662 1663 1664 |
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Slottet Tre Kronor 1661
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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[]
- Monarch – Charles XI
Events[]
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- 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[]
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- 19 November - Lars Kagg, military officer (born 1595)
References[]
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- 1661 in Sweden
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