1701 in Sweden
Appearance
Years in Sweden: | 1698 1699 1700 1701 1702 1703 1704 |
Centuries: | 17th century · 18th century · 19th century |
Decades: | 1670s 1680s 1690s 1700s 1710s 1720s 1730s |
Years: | 1698 1699 1700 1701 1702 1703 1704 |
Events from the year 1701 in Sweden
Incumbents
Events
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- July 9 – Crossing of the Düna: Following his victories over Denmark and Russia in 1700, Charles XII of Sweden escalates the conflict in the Great Northern War by an invasion of Poland. The Swedes defeat the army of Saxony (then a Polish territory) at the River Dvina.
- - Battle of Petschora
- - Battle of Rauge
- - Battle of Erastfer
- - Sätra brunn
- - A new sumptuary law restrict the import of valuable textiles for clothing and the burgher class from using the dress of the nobility. This leads to harassment when burgher class women in the capital dressed as noblewomen had their skirts torn off; the disturbances made the monarch prolong the enforcement of the law for a year, until those concerned had the time to replace their wardrobes.[1]
- - Campus Elysii by Olof Rudbeck.
Births
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- 1 February - Johan Agrell, composer (died 1765)
- - Niclas Sahlgren
- - Anders Celsius
Deaths
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References
- ^ Svenska folkets underbara öden / IV. Karl XI:s och Karl XII:s tid
External links
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