1716 in Sweden
Years in Sweden: | 1713 1714 1715 1716 1717 1718 1719 |
Centuries: | 17th century · 18th century · 19th century |
Decades: | 1680s 1690s 1700s 1710s 1720s 1730s 1740s |
Years: | 1713 1714 1715 1716 1717 1718 1719 |
Events from the year 1716 in Sweden
Incumbents
Events
- February – Charles XII gives Georg Heinrich von Görtz the responsibility of internal affairs.
- 8 April – Swedish Wismar is taken.
- 6 September – Charles XII makes Lund his base.
- - Suecia antiqua et hodierna by Erik Dahlbergh.
Births
- 30 January - Carl Fredrik Adelcrantz, architect (died 1796)
- - Pehr Kalm, botanist, naturalist (died 1779)
- - Karl Gustaf Ekeberg, explorer (died 1784)
- - Anna Margareta Salmelin, war heroine (died 1789)
Deaths
- - Carl Piper, politician (born 1647)
References
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