1603 in Sweden

Events from the year 1603 in Sweden

Events

• Polish–Swedish War (1600–1611): At Wesenberg (Rakvere), Jan Karol Chodkiewicz defeated a Swedish reinforcement force under Arvid StÃ¥larm the Younger sent to relieve the Swedish troops in Dorpat. The town later surrendered on April.
• - Sweden is struck by the Bubonic plague.

Births

• 28 June - Margareta Brahe, controversial countess and courtier (died 1669)
• 17 August - Lennart Torstensson, Field Marshal and military engineer (died 1651)

Deaths

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