1605 in Sweden explained

Events from the year 1605 in Sweden

Incumbents

• Monarch – Charles IX

Events

• Hogenskild Bielke and his daughter Ebba Bielke is trialed and judged guilty of treason.
• Swedish attack on Riga.
• September - Polish victory in the Battle of Kircholm.^[1]

Deaths

• April - Görvel Fadersdotter (Sparre), landowner and county administrator (born 1509 or 1517)^[2]
• 3 June - Hogenskild Bielke, soldier and politician (born 1538)

Notes and References

1. Richard Brzezinski, Velimir Vukšić, "Polish Winged Hussar 1576–1775", Osprey Publishing, 2006, pg. 50
2. Sparre, Gjørvel (Gjørrild) Fadersdatter i Carl Frederik Bricka, Dansk biografisk Lexikon (första utgåvan, 1902)