1713 in Sweden explained

Events from the year 1713 in Sweden

Incumbents

• Monarch – Charles XII

Events

• 1 February - Skirmish at Bender.
• February - Siege of Tönning
• - Russian attack on Helsingfors.
• - Russian victory at the Battle of Pälkäne.
• 2 November - Princess Ulrika Eleonora appointed regent of Sweden in her brothers absence.^[1]
• - The Great Northern War plague outbreak reach Lund, Malmö and Ystad.

Births

• • 20 February - Anna Maria Elvia, writer (died 1784)
• - Anna Maria Hilfeling, miniaturist (died 1783)
• – Brita Sophia De la Gardie, amateur actress and culture personality (died 1797)
• Helena Escholin, vicar's wife (died 1783)

Deaths

• • • • Jean Grossaint De la Roche-yon, spy (died 1769)

Notes and References

1. Lundh-Eriksson, Nanna (Swedish): Den glömda drottningen. Karl XII:s syster. Ulrika Eleonora D.Y. och hennes tid (The Forgotten Queen. The Sister of Charles XII. The Age of Ulrika Eleonora the Younger) Affärstryckeriet, Norrtälje. (1976)