1583 in Sweden
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Events from the year 1583 in Sweden
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]- 10 August - The Livonian War is ended by the Treaty of Plussa.
- - Creation of the - Diocese of Mariestad
- - A new sumptuary law bans the use of velvet for hats and jackets and silk skirts for women not belonging to the nobility.[1]
- Jean Allard began negotiations with Henry III of France with the aim of overthrowing King John III of Sweden.[2]
Births
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- 16 June - Axel Oxenstierna, statesman (died 1654 in Sweden)
Deaths
[edit]- 16 September - Catherine Jagiellon, queen (born 1526)
- - Sofia Johansdotter Gyllenhielm, illegitimate royal daughter (born 1556)
References
[edit]- ^ Julius Ejdenstam (Swedish): Från fikonlöv till jeans. [From fig leaves to jeans] Raben & Sjögren, Lund (1977)
- ^ Roberts, Michael (1968). The Early Vasas: A History of Sweden, 1523-1611. Cambridge University Press (published April 2, 1968). p. 249. ISBN 978-0521069304.