1597 in Sweden
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Events from the year 1597 in Sweden
Incumbents
Events
- February 24 - End of the Cudgel War.[1]
- - Bad harvests again cause famine.
- - The Riksdag of Arboga confirm Duke Charles as regent, and the loyalists of the King flees to Poland.
Births
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Deaths
- January 27 - Jacob Ilkka, rebel leader of the Cudgel war (born 1545)
- 13 April - Klaus Fleming, admiral and governor (born 1535)
- 19 July - Gunilla Bielke, queen (born 1568)
- 20 November - Princess Elizabeth of Sweden, princess (born 1549)
- 11 November - Gustav of Saxe-Lauenburg, prince (born 1570)
References
- ^ H. Ylikangas, Nuijasota, 1977, ny uppl. 1996, sv. övers. K.: det blodiga bondekriget i Finland 1596-97, 1999