1707 in Sweden

Events from the year 1707 in Sweden

Incumbents

• Monarch – Charles XII
• Archbishop of Uppsala - Erik Benzelius (the Elder)

Events

• 31 August - Treaty of Altranstädt (1707) signed between Charles XII of Sweden and Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor, during the Great Northern War.
• The Ramlösa mineral water brand was established in 1707, becoming a well-known Swedish brand.
• Charles XII continued his military campaigns in Eastern Europe as part of the Great Northern War, which had significant impacts on Sweden's political and military landscape.

Births

• 23 May - Carl von Linné, botanist, physician and zoologist (died 1778)

Deaths

• - Brita von Cöln, painter (year of birth unknown)
• - Catarina Wentin, royal midwife (born 1637)

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