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Alliance with Hansa
Sweden cooperates with the Hanseatic coalition against Denmark
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Browse historical events and people recorded at Stockholm in Sweden. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Sweden cooperates with the Hanseatic coalition against Denmark
Holds Stocckholm for 8 months before surrendering to Denmark
Holds Stocckholm for 8 months before surrendering to Denmark
Death of Christina Sture, executed
80 Swedish noble are executed after a show trial by Christian II
80 Swedish noble are executed after a show trial by Christian II
Elected King of Sweden by the Diet, the Swedish Parliament in Stockholm
Succeeds as King of Sweden
Appointed Chancellor of Sweden
Succeeds as King of Sweden
Erik XIV succeeds Gustav I as King of Sweden
Gustav I dies after founding the hereditary Vasa monarchy
Erik XIV expands Swedish influence toward Estonia
Siezed & imprisoned by his brother King Erik XIV
Siezed & imprisoned by his brother King Erik XIV
Erik XIV enters the Northern Seven Years War against Denmark and Lubeck
Birth of Sigismund III Vasa, son of John III Vasa of Sweden
Succeeds as King of Sweden, 2nd son of Gustav I Vasa
Succeeds as King of Poland
Succeeds as King of Sweden
Lutheranism is adopted as the state religion
Crowned King of Sweden
Birth of Henry, eldest son of Charles IX & his 2nd wife Christina of Holsten
Forced to abdicate
Wages an intermittent war with Sweden to regain the throne
Succeeds as King of Sweden
Appointed Member of ruling Council of the nobility, Riksrad
Invades Russia & captures Moscow
Persuades Gustav to accept the Accession Charter limiting royal power
Succeeds as King of Sweden
Appointed Chancellor of Sweden by Gustav II Adolphus
Birth of Charles X Gustavus, son of John Casimir & Catherine daughter of Charles X
Appointed Privy Councillor
Appointed Regent 1st term
Succeeds as Queen of Sweden
Appointed Head of the Regency after the death of Gustav II
Appointed Guardian of Queen Christina
Appointed Commander in Chief of the Army
Appointed Governor General of Finland, 2nd term
Is crowned King of Sweden after Christina's abdication
Succeeds Queen Christina after her abdication
Marries Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp
Supports Swedish war planning during the early Deluge
Advises Charles X Gustav during preparations for war with Poland
Charles is born at Stockholm Palace to Charles X Gustav and Hedvig Eleonora.
Charles is born at Stockholm Palace to Charles X Gustav and Hedvig Eleonora.
Born as the son of King Charles X Gustav of Sweden
Forces John II Casimir to flee from Poland
Denmark declares war on Sweden & Charles is forced to withdraw from Poland
Historian Emund Gripenhielm becomes the young king's principal academic tutor.
Historian Emund Gripenhielm becomes the young king's principal academic tutor.
Queen Dowager Hedvig Eleonora takes primary responsibility for the young king's upbringing.
Queen Dowager Hedvig Eleonora takes primary responsibility for the young king's upbringing.
Serves on the Swedish regency council for the young Charles XI
Appointed to the regency council for the minor Charles XI
Serves on the Swedish regency council after the death of Charles X Gustav
A council conducts the government during Charles's minority.
A council conducts the government during Charles's minority.
A regency begins because the new king is only four years old.
A regency begins because the new king is only four years old.
Becomes a leading member of the regency government during the minority of Charles XI
Queen Hedvig Eleonora appoints councillor Krister Horn as governor to the young king.
Queen Hedvig Eleonora appoints councillor Krister Horn as governor to the young king.
The Bank of the Estates begins operating during the royal regency.
The Bank of the Estates begins operating during the royal regency.
The Estates examine concerns about the quality of the young king's education.
The Estates examine concerns about the quality of the young king's education.
The council receives a report that Charles is well acquainted with the Bible.
The council receives a report that Charles is well acquainted with the Bible.
Charles's formal instruction under Emund Gripenhielm comes to an end.
Charles's formal instruction under Emund Gripenhielm comes to an end.
Charles begins attending meetings of the royal council before reaching his majority.
Charles begins attending meetings of the royal council before reaching his majority.
The Riksdag declares the seventeen-year-old king legally capable of governing.
The Riksdag declares the seventeen-year-old king legally capable of governing.
Charles participates enthusiastically in a large military exercise outside Stockholm.
Charles participates enthusiastically in a large military exercise outside Stockholm.
Sweden concludes a subsidy alliance with Louis XIV's France.
Sweden concludes a subsidy alliance with Louis XIV's France.
Charles assumes personal government when the twelve-year regency formally ends.
Charles assumes personal government when the twelve-year regency formally ends.
Charles assumes direct responsibility for mobilisation, military administration and strategic decisions.
Charles assumes direct responsibility for mobilisation, military administration and strategic decisions.
Charles establishes stronger personal monarchy while continuing to govern through Swedish law.
Charles establishes stronger personal monarchy while continuing to govern through Swedish law.
Appointed Chancellor
The government examines how senior officials managed the kingdom during Charles's minority.
The government examines how senior officials managed the kingdom during Charles's minority.
Charles uses the Reduction to restore land and revenue to the Crown.
Charles uses the Reduction to restore land and revenue to the Crown.
The Riksdag authorises recovery of extensive crown lands previously granted to the nobility.
The Riksdag authorises recovery of extensive crown lands previously granted to the nobility.
The Riksdag weakens the council's independent political position under the monarchy.
The Riksdag weakens the council's independent political position under the monarchy.
Recovered crown revenues provide a firmer financial basis for government and defence.
Recovered crown revenues provide a firmer financial basis for government and defence.
Ulrika Eleonora is crowned Queen of Sweden in Stockholm.
Ulrika Eleonora is crowned Queen of Sweden in Stockholm.
Queen Ulrika Eleonora gives birth to Princess Hedvig Sofia.
Queen Ulrika Eleonora gives birth to Princess Hedvig Sofia.
The Estates affirm that the king may direct government without compulsory council consent.
The Estates affirm that the king may direct government without compulsory council consent.
The future Charles XII is born to Charles XI and Ulrika Eleonora.
The future Charles XII is born to Charles XI and Ulrika Eleonora.
Born at Tre Kronor Castle, son of Charles XI and Ulrika Eleonora.
The Riksdag approves the reorganisation associated with the later allotment system.
The Riksdag approves the reorganisation associated with the later allotment system.
Queen Ulrika Eleonora gives birth to Prince Gustav.
Queen Ulrika Eleonora gives birth to Prince Gustav.
Officials continue investigating noble estates and restoring qualifying property to the Crown.
Officials continue investigating noble estates and restoring qualifying property to the Crown.
Queen Ulrika Eleonora gives birth to Prince Ulrik.
Queen Ulrika Eleonora gives birth to Prince Ulrik.
Queen Ulrika Eleonora gives birth to Prince Fredrik.
Queen Ulrika Eleonora gives birth to Prince Fredrik.
Queen Ulrika Eleonora gives birth to Prince Karl Gustav.
Queen Ulrika Eleonora gives birth to Prince Karl Gustav.
Charles and the Riksdag enact a church law governing Swedish Lutheran religious life.
Charles and the Riksdag enact a church law governing Swedish Lutheran religious life.
The future Queen Ulrika Eleonora is born to the royal couple.
The future Queen Ulrika Eleonora is born to the royal couple.
Charles avoids dependence on a single great power and preserves Swedish freedom of action.
Charles avoids dependence on a single great power and preserves Swedish freedom of action.
Keeps Sweden officially neutral during the early War of the League of Augsburg
Charles keeps Sweden neutral during the European war against Louis XIV.
Charles keeps Sweden neutral during the European war against Louis XIV.
Reduction revenues and strict expenditure controls strengthen the Swedish treasury.
Reduction revenues and strict expenditure controls strengthen the Swedish treasury.
Receives military training and court education as heir to the Swedish crown.
The Riksdag restates the King's position as Sweden's sole sovereign ruler.
The Riksdag restates the King's position as Sweden's sole sovereign ruler.
Appointed Member of Regency Council of Charles XII
Succeeds Charles XI as king of Sweden while still a teenager.
Charles dies at Stockholm Palace after suffering from stomach cancer.
Charles dies at Stockholm Palace after suffering from stomach cancer.
Is crowned king and soon assumes personal rule.
Begins ruling without a long regency despite his youth.
Faces a growing coalition of Denmark, Saxony-Poland and Russia.
Charles XII answers attacks by Denmark, Saxony and Russia as the Great Northern War begins.
Charles XII personally leads Sweden's response to the attacks by Denmark, Saxony and Russia.
Prepares Sweden's response as enemies attack its Baltic empire.
Maintains extraordinary wartime finance to continue the struggle.
Succeeds as Queen of Sweden
His death opens the succession to Ulrika Eleonora.
His death weakens royal absolutism and changes Sweden's war policy.
Becomes remembered as Sweden's warrior king after his death.
Succeeds as King of Sweden
Sweden declared war on Russia in an attempt to recover territories lost after the Great Northern War.
Establishes the starting point for modern botanical nomenclature.
Publishes Species Plantarum using consistent two-part plant names.
Publishes an influential system for identifying and classifying lichens.
Establishes lichenology as a specialized field of botanical study.
Forced to abdicate by the military
Succeeds as King of Sweden
Succeeds as King of Sweden, elected joint King of Norway & Sweden
Succeeds as King of Sweden
The Crown Prince Jean Bernadotte becomes the first Bernadotte King
Succeeds as King of Sweden
Succeeds as King of Sweden
Patents dynamite by stabilizing nitroglycerin in an absorbent material.
Creates a more manageable explosive for construction, mining and engineering.
Succeeds as King of Sweden
Sweden enters a monetary union based on a common gold-valued krona.
Advances compact rotary machinery for power generation and industrial use.
Develops a practical high-speed impulse steam turbine.
Calculates how atmospheric carbon dioxide changes could affect global temperature.
Produces an early quantitative model of greenhouse-driven climate change.
Gains international recognition for explaining ions in chemical solutions.
Receives the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the theory of electrolytic dissociation.
Abdicates from the Norwegian throne after Norway declares independence from Sweden
Succeeds as King of Sweden
Becomes the first woman awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, recognised for imagination and spiritual perception.
Advances understanding of image formation through the human lens.
Receives the medicine prize for research on optical refraction in the eye.
Receives the Nobel Prize in Physics for automatic regulators used with gas accumulators in lighthouses and buoys.
Is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature as a leading representative of a new era in Swedish literature.
Supports League mediation over the Aland Islands dispute.
Helps establish pollen analysis as a method in botany and geology.
Publishes research using fossil pollen to reconstruct past vegetation.
Sweden accepts the League settlement over the islands.
Co-develops an absorption refrigerator without moving mechanical parts.
Creates cooling driven by heat using a sealed circulating system.
Receives the Nobel Prize in Physics for discoveries and research in X-ray spectroscopy.
Receives the physics prize for discoveries in X-ray spectroscopy.
Is recognized for highly accurate methods mapping characteristic X-ray spectra.
The Conservative Party wins the most seats, 73
Is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature posthumously for his poetry.
Introduces the term prostaglandin for a new group of signaling compounds.
Identifies a biologically active substance in human seminal fluid.
Develops a drug later widely used for inflammatory bowel disease.
Introduces salazopyrin for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.
Predicts waves travelling through magnetized electrically conducting fluids.
Establishes a central phenomenon in plasma physics and space science.
Identifies noradrenaline as a chemical transmitter in sympathetic nerves.
Clarifies how the sympathetic nervous system communicates with target organs.
Birth of Charles XVI
Succeeds as King of Sweden
Appointed Deputy Foreign Minister
Receives the medicine prize for discoveries concerning oxidation enzymes.
Explains structures and actions of enzymes involved in cellular oxidation.
Creates a compact electronic device supporting an abnormally slow heartbeat.
Designs the first implantable cardiac pacemaker used in a patient.
Becomes a department head in Sweden's Ministry for Foreign Affairs.
Serves as a senior legal adviser on international law.
Shares the Nobel Prize in Literature for writing that interprets the destiny of the Jewish people with moving strength.
Introduces the Gamma Knife for precisely focused brain treatment.
Combines multiple radiation beams to treat intracranial targets without open surgery.
Shares the medicine prize for research on visual processes.
Is recognized for explaining retinal responses to light and color.
Protesy is organized by the Swedish Committee for Vietnam and Palme and Nguyen were both invited as speakers
Protesy is organized by the Swedish Committee for Vietnam and Palme and Nguyen were both invited as speakers. Participates in a protest in Stockholm against the US involvement in the war in Vietnam together with the North Vietnamese Ambassador of the Soviet Union Nguyen Tho Chan
Shares the Nobel Prize in Physics for fundamental work and discoveries in magnetohydrodynamics and plasma physics.
Is recognized for discoveries concerning plasma and magnetic-field interactions.
Receives recognition for work on noradrenaline storage and release.
Shares the medicine prize for discoveries concerning nerve transmitters.
Shares the physics prize for foundational work in magnetohydrodynamics.
Succeeds as King of Sweden
Takes responsibility for Sweden's international development cooperation.
Becomes Under-Secretary of State in the Foreign Ministry.
Marries Fraulein Silvia Renate Sommerlath
Is appointed Sweden's Minister for Foreign Affairs.
Takes Cabinet responsibility for Swedish foreign policy.
Completes his service as Sweden's foreign minister.
Returns to international legal and nuclear policy work.
Birth of Charles Philip Edmund, eldest son of Charles XVI
Birth of Charles Philip Edmund Bertil, Charles XVIs son
Receives recognition for methods revealing atomic and molecular energy levels.
Shares the medicine prize for discoveries about visual information processing.
Shares the physics prize for high-resolution electron spectroscopy.
Reveals how cortical cells organize and respond to visual stimuli.
Birth of Princess Madeleine
Appointed Party Leader of the Moderate Party
Death of Olof Palme
Forms a Government of national unity to fight for economic recovery
Sweden votes in a referendum to join the EU
Sweden votes in a referendum to join the EU
Sweden votes in a referendum to join the EU
Leads Sweden when the accession treaty takes effect and Swedish membership of the European Union starts.
Receives the Nobel Prize in Literature for condensed, translucent images that provide fresh access to reality.
Shares the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for mechanistic studies of DNA repair.
Addresses the nation as Sweden follows a less restrictive pandemic strategy.
Receives the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries concerning genomes of extinct hominins and human evolution.
Sweden applies to join NATO after Russia's invasion.
Receives the medicine prize for discoveries concerning extinct hominin genomes and human evolution.
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