1660 in Sweden
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Events from the year 1660 in Sweden
Incumbents
- Monarch - Charles X Gustav then Charles XI
Events
- 13 February - Charles XI of Sweden succeeds Charles X Gustav of Sweden under a regency headed by his mother Queen Dowager Hedvig Eleonora.[1]
- 27 May - The Treaty of Copenhagen (1660) is signed, marking the conclusion of the Second Northern War.
- Former Queen Christina visits Sweden and unsuccessfully claims the throne.
- 3 May: Treaty of Oliva: Formally ended the Second Nor[2]thern War (1655–1660) with the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, where3 John II Casimir Vasa renounced his claim to the Swedish throne.
- Military Status: Despite the wars, the Swedish army remained one of the strongest in Europe, and the empire maintained control over the Baltic Sea (Dominium Maris Baltici).
Births
- 15 March – Olof Rudbeck the Younger, explorer, scientist (died 1740)[3]
- Simon Affleck, tax official born in Estonia.[4]
- Hedvig Eleonora Klingenstierna, first woman to hold a lecture at a Swedish university.
Deaths
- 13 February - Charles X Gustav dies at the age of 37,[2] while a Riksdag he had convened to address the military situation against Denmark was in session.
References
- ↑ Lundh-Eriksson, Nanna (1947). Hedvig Eleonora (in Swedish). Wahlström & Widstrand.
- 1 2 "Charles X Gustav | King of Sweden, First Northern War | Britannica". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2026-06-20.
- ↑ "Olof Rudbeck - Svenskt Biografiskt Lexikon". sok.riksarkivet.se. Retrieved 2026-06-20.
- ↑ "Kaulasuojus 1700-luvun alusta". Suomen kansallismuseo (in Finnish). Retrieved 2026-06-20.
External links
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