1669 in Sweden
Years in Sweden: | 1666 1667 1668 1669 1670 1671 1672 |
Centuries: | 16th century · 17th century · 18th century |
Decades: | 1630s 1640s 1650s 1660s 1670s 1680s 1690s |
Years: | 1666 1667 1668 1669 1670 1671 1672 |
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The famous German illustration of the Mora witch trial, 1670. In the illustration, however, the condemned are executed by burning at the stake, which was a common execution method in witch trials in Germany, but did in fact not occur at the Mora witch trial.
Events from the year 1669 in Sweden
Incumbents
Events
- - Gothenburg burns down.
- - Margareta Beijer becomes the second female manager of the Swedish Post Office.[1]
- - The trial against the conversion of Christina Eleonora Drakenhielm.
- - The Mora witch trial is conducted.
Births
- 24 May - Emerentia von Düben, royal favorite (died 1743)
- - Gustaf von Psilander, admiral (died 1738)
Deaths
- April 23 - Johannes Canuti Lenaeus, archbishop (born 1573)
- 15 May - Margareta Brahe, controversial countess and courtier (born 1603)
- unknown date - Margareta Slots, royal mistress (born unknown)
- 22 October - Sigrid Banér, Swedish letter writer (born 1592)
gollark: I still use a trackpad only.
gollark: Apparently when I transcribe stuff of the screen I end up accidentally rewording it slightly, which hurts my accuracy (or speed, if I just go back).
gollark: * about english essays, actually
gollark: Observe, my "english short story" about "english short stories".
gollark: Oh, right.
References
- Mansdominans i förändring: om ledningsgrupper och styrelser : betänkande Av Sverige Utredningen om kvinnor på ledande poster i näringslivet, Stockholm, 2003
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