1685 in Sweden
Years in Sweden: | 1682 1683 1684 1685 1686 1687 1688 |
Centuries: | 16th century · 17th century · 18th century |
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Years: | 1682 1683 1684 1685 1686 1687 1688 |
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Painting of the future Karl XII of Sweden and his sister Princess Hedvig Sofia
Events from the year 1685 in Sweden
Incumbents[]
- Monarch – Charles XI
Events[]
- Jews are formally banned from residing in Sweden. As there is no Jewish minority in Sweden, the ban is in effect a ban against Jewish immigration.
- The postal service are now finally, in practice, available in all the nation.
- by Haquin Spegel
- The Sami religion, which is still openly practiced, is officially outlawed and all evidence of such practice is liable to an arrest, which results in the final forced official conversion of the Sami people to Christianity.[1]
Births[]
- 7 January – Jonas Alströmer, pioneer and agriculture and industry (died 1761)
- 22 July – Henrik Magnus von Buddenbrock, baron (died 1743)
- 6 December – George Bogislaus Staël von Holstein, baron and field marshal (died 1763)
Deaths[]
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- 24 September - Gustaf Otto Stenbock, politician and military (born 1614)
References[]
- ^ Grimberg, Carl : Svenska folkets underbara öden. 4, 1660-1707 (1959)
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