1646 in Sweden explained

Events from the year 1646 in Sweden

Incumbents

• Monarch – Christina

Events

• Carl Gustaf Wrangel appointed the new leader of the Swedish army.
• The Battle of Jankau (March 6): This battle took place between the forces of Sweden
• The Treaty of Brömsebro (August 13): This treaty concluded the Torstenson War
• Continued involvement in the Thirty Years' War
• Economic and Social Developments: The war exerted significant strain on Sweden's economy and society.
• Diplomatic Relations

Births

• Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark (died July 26, 1693)
• Charles XI of Sweden (died April 5, 1697)
• Görwel Gyllenstierna, female duelist (died 1708)
• Christina, Queen of Sweden (December 8, 1626 – April 19, 1689

Deaths

• Johannes Rudbeckius, personal chaplain to King Gustavus II Adolphus (born 1581)
• November 29 - Laurentius Paulinus Gothus, theologian, astronomer and Archbishop of Uppsala (born 1565)
• Peder Jönsson, hunter and judged lover of sjörået (born year unknown)^[1]
• Elisabeth Gyllenstierna, court official (born 1581)

Notes and References

1. Häll, Mikael: "Den övernaturliga älskarinnan - Erotiska naturväsen och äktenskapet i 1600-talets Sverige", i Catharina Stenqvist & Marie Lindstedt Cronberg (red.), Dygder och laster - Förmoderna Perspektiv på tillvaron, Nordic Academic Press, Lund (2010), s. 142