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1697 in Sweden
Events from the year
1697 in
Sweden
.
Incumbents
Monarch
âÂÂ
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
)
References