1717 in Sweden

The following events occurred in Sweden in the year 1717.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Charles XII

Events

• 2 May - Battle of Göteborg
• 19 July - Battle of Strömstad

Births

• 2 August - Karl Aurivillius, linguist, translator and orientalist (died 1786)
• 26 November - Olof af Acrel, physician and surgeon (died 1806)
• Date unknown - Elisabeth Lillström, stage actress and opera singer (died 1791)

Deaths

• 16 January - Elias Brenner, painter, numismatist, and archeologist (born 1647)
• 23 February - Magnus Stenbock, military officer (born 1664)
• - Märta Berendes, courtier and memoir writer (born 1639)

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