Events from the year 1778 in Sweden Monarch – Gustav III April - The king introduces the costume reform Nationella dräkten to give the population a standard...

dräkten (Swedish: [natɧʊˈnɛ̌lːa ˈdrɛ̌kːtɛn], "the national costume") is a historic Swedish costume, designed by King Gustav III and introduced in 1778. It...

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of Sweden, was a historical Swedish law, which was introduced in 1778 and in effect until 1917, with alterations in 1856. The law was introduced in order...

restaurant owner from Sweden Wilhelmena Rhodes Kelly (1946–2019), African-American genealogist Wilhelmina Koskull (1778–1852), Swedish courtier Vilhelmína...

Charles De Geer (30 January 1720 – 7 March 1778) was an entomologist, industrialist, civil servant and book collector. He is sometimes referred to as Charles...

Education in Sweden is mandatory for children between ages 5/6 and 15/16 depending on when in the year they were born. The school year in Sweden runs from...

The demography of Sweden is monitored by the Statistiska centralbyrån (Statistics Sweden). Sweden's population was 10,555,448 (1 Nov 2023), making it...

and later British, joint-stock company founded in 1600 and dissolved in 1874. It was formed to trade in the Indian Ocean region, initially with the East...

Frederick of Sweden. 1778-1793 : Sophie Hagman, mistress of Prince Frederick Adolf of Sweden Maria Schlegel, mistress of Gustav IV Adolf 1771-1778 : Augusta...