1676 in Sweden

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Charles XI, Battle of Lund

Events from the year 1676 in Sweden

Incumbents[]

  • MonarchCharles XI

Events[]

  • 1 June - Danish victory in the Battle of Öland and Danish invasion of the Swedish province of Scania.[1]
  • Creation of the Snapphane movement to resist the Swedes in the province of Scania.
  • Battle of Bysjön
  • August 17 - Swedish victory in the Battle of Halmstad
  • December 4 - Swedish victory in the Battle of Lund
  • Åbo landtag

Births[]

  • Nils Reuterholm, governor (died 1756)
  • Philip Johan von Strahlenberg, officer and geographer (died 1747)

Deaths[]

  • 29 April - Anna Zippel, alleged witch (born date unknown)
  • 29 April - Brita Zippel, alleged witch (born date unknown)
  • 1 June - Lorentz Creutz, government administrator, county governor (born 1615)
  • June - Claes Uggla, officer (born 1614)
  • July - Carl Gustaf Wrangel, commander (born 1613)
  • August - Lars Stigzelius, archbishop (born 1598)
  • 5 August - Malin Matsdotter, alleged witch (born 1613)
  • November - Gävle Boy, notorious witch finder (born 1663)

References[]

  1. ^ Bjerg, Hans Christian (editor, 1977) Slaget i Køge bugt 1. juli 1677: forudsætninger, forløb og følger. Søe-lieutenant-selskabet, Copenhagen. OCLC 462839232 (Danish)


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