1598 in Sweden
Years in Sweden: | 1595 1596 1597 1598 1599 1600 1601 |
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Years: | 1595 1596 1597 1598 1599 1600 1601 |
Events from the year 1598 in Sweden
Incumbents
Events
- May - Sigismund III return to Sweden, and his uncle and regent Duke Charles resist him resulting in the War against Sigismund.[1]
- 18 September - The Battle of Stegeborg result in victory for the Polish-Swedish unionists.
- 25 September - The Battle of Stångebro result in victory for the Swedish rebels under Duke Charles and the end of the union.
Births
- August 7 - Georg Stiernhielm, linguist (born 1672)
- - Lars Stigzelius, archbishop (born 1676)
- - Sten Svantesson Bielke, soldier and politician (born 1638)
- - Åke Henriksson Tott, soldier and politician (born 1640)
Deaths
- 10 February - Anne of Austria, Queen of Poland, queen consort (born 1573)
References
- ↑ Frost, R.I., 2000, The Northern Wars, 1558–1721, Harlow: Pearson education Limited, ISBN 9780582064294
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