1698 in Sweden
Appearance
Years in Sweden: | 1695 1696 1697 1698 1699 1700 1701 |
Centuries: | 16th century · 17th century · 18th century |
Decades: | 1660s 1670s 1680s 1690s 1700s 1710s 1720s |
Years: | 1695 1696 1697 1698 1699 1700 1701 |
Events from the year 1698 in Sweden
Incumbents
[edit]Events
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- 12 May - Wedding between Hedvig Sophia of Sweden and Frederick IV, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp on Karlberg Palace.
- Summer - The king and his brother-in-law engage in the Gottorp Fury, which scandalizes the country.[1]
Births
[edit]- August - Samuel Klingenstierna, scientist (died 1765)
- 28 November - Charlotta Frölich, historian and agronomist (died 1770)
- - Lovisa von Burghausen, memoir writer, famed for her slave narrative (died 1733)
Deaths
[edit]- February - Anna Åkerhielm, archaeological writer and traveler (born 1642)
- 23 October - David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl, painter (born 1628)
References
[edit]- ^ Robert K. Massie (1986). Peter the Great. p. 321 f. ISBN 91-34-50718-3.