1655 in Sweden
Years in Sweden: | 1652 1653 1654 1655 1656 1657 1658 |
Centuries: | 16th century · 17th century · 18th century |
Decades: | 1620s 1630s 1640s 1650s 1660s 1670s 1680s |
Years: | 1652 1653 1654 1655 1656 1657 1658 |
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Events from the year 1655 in Sweden
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]- The King summon the 1655 Riksdag and introduces a Reduction (Sweden) of a quarter of all lands granted to the nobility from the crown since 1632.[1]
- Deluge (history)
- 23 August - Battle of Sobota
- 16 September - Battle of Żarnów
- September 20 – September 30 - Battle of Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki
- 3 October - Battle of Wojnicz
Births
[edit]- January - Cornelius Anckarstjerna, admiral (died 1714)
- Charles XI of Sweden, monarch (died 1697)
- David von Krafft, painter (died 1724)
Deaths
[edit]- 28 March - Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg, queen dowager (born 1595)
- Anna Ovena Hoyer, writer (born 1584)
- Christian Thum, actor and theater director (birth year unknown)
References
[edit]- ^ Per Nyström: Ekonomisk frihet och rätt i svensk historia, in I folkets tjänst, artiklar i urval. Stockholm 1983.