1697 in Sweden

Events from the year 1697 in Sweden.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Charles XI, succeeded by Charles XII

Events

• In the spring, the disastrous Great Famine comes to an end.
• 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.
• Unknown Date - Christopher Polhem starts Sweden's first technical school.

Births

• Helena Arnell, painter (died 1751)

Deaths

• 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)

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