Events from the year 1697 in Sweden.
| Years in Sweden: | 1694 1695 1696 1697 1698 1699 1700 |
| Centuries: | 16th century · 17th century · 18th century |
| Decades: | 1660s 1670s 1680s 1690s 1700s 1710s 1720s |
| Years: | 1694 1695 1696 1697 1698 1699 1700 |
Incumbents
edit- Monarch – Charles XI, succeeded by Charles XII
Events
edit- In the spring, the disastrous Great Famine comes to an end. [1]
- 5 April - Charles XI of Sweden dies of stomach cancer, and is succeeded by Charles XII of Sweden under the regency of his grandmother, Hedwig Eleonora.
- 7 May - The royal residence in the capital, Tre Kronor (castle), burns down.
- Unkown Date - Christopher Polhem starts Sweden's first technical school.
Births
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- Helena Arnell, painter (died 1751)
Deaths
edit- 5 April - Charles XI of Sweden, monarch (born 1655)
- 11 September - Agneta Rosenbröijer, noblewoman and businessperson (born 1620)
- - Karin Thomasdotter, vogt and länsman (born 1610)
- - Ebba Maria De la Gardie, singer and poet (born 1657)
References
edit- ^ Topelius, Zacharias (1899). ”Stora hungersnöden”. Fältskärns berättelser. Stockholm: Albert Bonniers förlag. P. 388-399
