1662 in Sweden

Events from the year 1662 in Sweden

Incumbents

• Monarch – Charles XI

Events

• The work on the new Drottningholm Palace is started
• The mourning period of the late monarch is terminated.
• Dueling is banned through the Duellplakatet
• Old Farmer's Almanac published in Swedish

Births

• Maria Aurora von Königsmarck, courtier, amateur actress, royal mistress and famous beauty (died 1728)
• Beata Sparre, courtier and spy (died 1724)
• Sofia Drake, landowner and letter writer (died 1741)

Deaths

• Axel Lillie, soldier and politician (born 1603)
• Elizabeth Ribbing, secret royal spouse (born 1596)
• Ebba Sparre, courtier and favorite (born 1629)

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