1704 in Sweden

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The Battle of Jakobstadt (engraving from the Johann Christoph Brotze's collection)
Peter the Great leads the Russian troops capturing Narva in 1704

Events from the year 1704 in Sweden

Incumbents[]

  • MonarchCharles XII

Events[]

  • 29 February – This date was intended to be skipped in the calendar, but was not. See February 30#Swedish calendar.
  • 14 May – Russian victory in the .
  • 15 June – The last execution for witchcraft in Sweden: Anna Eriksdotter is decapitated.
  • 16 June – Battle of Wesenberg (1704)
  • 25 July – Battle of Jakobstadt
  • July 12Great Northern WarCharles XII of Sweden forces the election of his ally Stanisław Leszczyński as King of Poland in place of Augustus II the Strong.
  • 9 August – Battle of Poznań (1704)
  • 10 August – Battle of Narva (1704)
    • The enslavement of Lovisa von Burghausen.
  • 28 October – Battle of Poniec

Births[]

  • 1 November - Erland Broman, royal favorite (died 1757)

Deaths[]

  • 15 June - Anna Eriksdotter, last person executed for witchcraft (born 1624)

References[]

External links[]

Media related to 1704 in Sweden at Wikimedia Commons


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