1663 in Sweden explained

Events from the year 1663 in Sweden

Incumbents

• Monarch – Charles XI

Events

• The Swedish Collegium medicum is founded to supervise the medical professions.
• The pirate Gustav Skytte is exposed, trialed and executed.^[1]
• Colony of the Swedish Gold Coast seized by the Netherlands, and integrated into Dutch Gold Coast.

Births

• 16 April – Maria Elizabeth of Zweibrücken, princess (died 1748)
• 20 August – Amalia von Königsmarck, painter, actress and poet (died 1740)
• unknown – Gävle Boy, notorious witch finder (died 1676)

Deaths

• 8 March – Hans Christoff von Königsmarck, soldier (born 1600)
• 21 April – Gustav Skytte, pirate (born 1637)^{[2] [3] [4]}
• 3 May – Johan Björnsson Printz, governor (born 1592)

Notes and References

1. "Anteckningar om svenska qvinnor". Project Runeberg website (in Swedish). Retrieved 2009-07-21.
2. Web site: 1864 . Skytte, Christina Anna . March 1, 2020 . Anteckningar om svenska qvinnor.
3. Web site: Gustaf Drake . March 1, 2020 . Svenskt biografiskt lexikon.
4. Web site: Steve Murdoch & Alexia Grosjean . Brita Margaretha Hamilton . March 1, 2020 . University of St Andrews.