Events from the year 1697 in Sweden. Monarch – Charles XI, succeeded by Charles XII In the spring, the disastrous Great Famine comes to an end. 5 April...

1697 (MDCXCVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar, the 1697th...

Famine of 1695–1697, or simply the Great Famine, was a catastrophic famine that affected the present Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Norway and Sweden, all of which...

or Carl (Swedish: Karl XI; 4 December [O.S. 24 November] 1655 – 15 April [O.S. 5 April] 1697) was King of Sweden from 1660 until his death, in a period...

1695–1697 that struck the country. Famine also hit Sweden, killing roughly 10% of Sweden's population. In the 17th century, Sweden was engaged in many...

King Charles XI of Sweden 1697-1697 : Privy Council, government under the minority of the monarch 1697-1718 : King Charles XII of Sweden 1718-1738 : Chancellery...

a consort has changed much over the centuries. The first Swedish consorts are spoken of in legends. Consorts until c. 1000 are often semi-legendary,...

Carl XII (Swedish: Karl XII) or Carolus Rex (17 June 1682 – 30 November 1718 O.S.), was King of Sweden (including current Finland) from 1697 to 1718. He...

Michael. Sweden as a Great Power 1611 - 1697 (1968). Roberts, Michael. Sweden's Age of Greatness 1632 - 1718 (1973). Roberts, Michael. The Swedish imperial...

XI, King of Sweden 1660–1697 Charles XII of Sweden, Carl XII, King of Sweden 1697–1718 Charles XIII of Sweden, Carl XIII, King of Sweden 1809–1818 (and...

Maratti. At first, removing her collections from Sweden was seen as a great loss to the country; but in 1697, Stockholm castle burned down with the loss of...

The monarchy of Sweden is centred on the monarchical head of state of Sweden, by law a constitutional and hereditary monarchy with a parliamentary system...

over trade between foreign merchants and other Swedish, Baltic and Scandinavian territories. In 1697, Tre Kronor Castle burned down and was replaced...

This is a timeline of Swedish history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Sweden and its predecessor states. To...

Charles XI of Sweden, the dowager queen Hedvig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp, and several other high state officials. King Charles XII (1697–1718) spent...

monarchs of Sweden, from the late Viking Age to the present day. Sweden has continuously been a monarchy since the country's consolidation in the Viking...

The National Library of Sweden (Swedish: Kungliga biblioteket, KB, meaning "the Royal Library") is Sweden's national library. It collects and preserves...

Charles XI of Sweden (1655–1697) and of Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark (1656–1693). Ulrika suffered two miscarriages, one in 1715 and another in 1718, after...

Polish–Teutonic War History of Sweden (1611–1648) – Rise of Sweden as a great power Sundberg, Ulf (1999). Medeltidens svenska krig (in Swedish) (1st ed.). Stockholm:...

(1746–1766) Christian VII, Duke (1766–1808) Sweden Swedish Empire (complete list) – Charles XII, King (1697–1718) Sweden: Age of Liberty, Gustavian era (complete...

The Government of the Kingdom of Sweden (Swedish: Konungariket Sveriges regering) is the national cabinet of Sweden, and the country's executive authority...

Marées, (29 October 1697 – 3 October 1776) was a Swedish-born German portrait painter. Desmarées was born in 1697 at Stockholm, Sweden. He was the son of...

This is a list of castles and palaces in Sweden. In the Swedish language the word slott is used for both castles, châteaux and palaces; this article lists...

the spring snow-melt of 1697 revealed many corpses. Meanwhile, landlords and merchants exported grain to Finland and Sweden, where crops also had failed...

to the Swedish throne from her birth until that of her brother one year later and again from the start of his reign as King of Sweden, in 1697, until...

power in 1700 and attacked the Swedish empire. Although the young Swedish King Charles XII (1682–1718; reigned 1697–1718) won spectacular victories in the...

Malmö (/ˈmælmoʊ, ˈmɑːlmɜː/, Swedish: Malmö, IPA: [ˈmâlːmøː] ; Danish: Malmø [ˈmælmˌøˀ]) is the largest city in the Swedish county (län) of Skåne (Scania)...

Latvian lawyer, newspaper editor, and politician Frantz Bergs (c. 1697–1787), Swedish goldsmith, father of Julius Marianus Bergs Zizou Bergs (born 1999)...

of Sweden (1655–1697) Charles XII of Sweden (1682–1718) Charles XIII of Sweden (1748–1818) Charles XIV of Sweden (1763–1844) Charles XV of Sweden (1826–1872)...

in 1679–80, 1683–84, and 1697–1700, to the Safavid court during the reign of Charles XI of Sweden (r. 1660–1697) and Charles XII of Sweden (r. 1697–1718);...