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...

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...

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...

the literary events and publications of 1697. May 7 – The 13th century royal Tre Kronor ("Three Crowns") castle in Stockholm burns to the ground and a large...

Charles IX of Sweden (1550–1611; r. 1604–1611) Charles XI of Sweden (1655–1697; r. 1660–1697) Charles XII of Sweden (1682–1718; r. 1697–1718) Charles...

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

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,...

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

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

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...

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...

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

This is a List of wars between the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and Sweden. Broadly construed, the term refers to a series of wars between 1562 and 1814...

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

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...

Oxenstierna (1623–1702) was a Swedish soldier and statesman who served as Foreign Minister from 1680 to 1697. He ensured Sweden remained neutral during this...

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...

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

Charles XI (1655–1697) Charles XII (1682–1718) Gustav III (1746–1792) Charles XIII (1748–1818) Charles XIV John (1763–1844) List of Swedish field marshals...

Swedish Livonia (Swedish: Svenska Livland) was a dominion of the Swedish Empire from 1629 until 1721. The territory, which constituted the southern part...

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

This is a list capital ships of Sweden of the period 1550-1859: Note: Armament could vary over time. Elefant (65), 1558. Wrecked 1564. Finska Svan (82)...

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

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)...

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...

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