1660 in Sweden
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Events from the year 1660 in Sweden
Incumbents
[edit]- Monarch - Charles X Gustav then Charles XI
Events
[edit]- 13 February - Charles XI of Sweden succeeds Charles X Gustav of Sweden under a regency headed by his mother Queen Dowager Hedvig Eleonora.[1]
- 27 May - The Treaty of Copenhagen (1660) is signed, marking the conclusion of the Second Northern War.
- Former Queen Christina visits Sweden and unsuccessfully claims the throne.
- 3 May: Treaty of Oliva: Formally ended the Second Northern War (1655–1660) with the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, where3 John II Casimir Vasa renounced his claim to the Swedish throne.
- 1650s, 1660s: Failed Claim by Queen Christina: Former Queen Christina visited Sweden and unsuccessfully attempted to reclaim the throne.
- Military Status: Despite the wars, the Swedish army remained one of the strongest in Europe, and the empire maintained control over the Baltic Sea (Dominium Maris Baltici).
Births
[edit]- 5 March - Olof Rudbeck the Younger, explorer, scientist (died 1740)
- Simon Affleck, tax official born in Estonia.
- Hedvig Eleonora Klingenstierna, first woman to hold a lecture at a Swedish university.
Deaths
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- 13 February - Charles X Gustav dies at the age of 37.
References
[edit]- ^ Lundh-Eriksson, Nanna (1947). Hedvig Eleonora (in Swedish). Wahlström & Widstrand.
External links
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