1764 in Sweden explained

Events from the year 1764 in Sweden

Incumbents

• Monarch – Adolf Frederick

Events

• - The finances of the state forces the government of the Hats (party) to assemble the Riksdag of the Estates.
• – Louis Frossard and Marie-Renée Frossard are engaged at the French Theatre in Stockholm.
• - St Lucia day celebration the tradition of Lucia wearing white was started at a Manor in the Västergötland province^{[1] [2]}

Births

• 8 February - Rudolf Cederström, naval commander (died 1833)
• 25 February - Carl Gustaf von Brinkman, poet and diplomat (died 1847)
• 3 September - Karl Adolf Boheman, mystic and freemason (died 1831)
• 24 November – Ulrika Carolina Widström, poet (died 1840)
• - Samuel Ahlgren, actor (died 1816)

Deaths

• January 18 - Samuel Troilius, arch bishop (born 1706)

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2014-12-13 . Bringing Light in the Winter Darkness: Celebrating St. Lucia Day in Sweden . 2023-02-04 . REAL SCANDINAVIA . en-US.
2. Web site: admin . 2022-12-07 . Lucia in Sweden . 2023-02-04 . sweden.se . en-GB.