Events from the year 1598 in Sweden.
| Years in Sweden: | 1595 1596 1597 1598 1599 1600 1601 |
| Centuries: | 15th century · 16th century · 17th century |
| Decades: | 1560s 1570s 1580s 1590s 1600s 1610s 1620s |
| Years: | 1595 1596 1597 1598 1599 1600 1601 |
Incumbents
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edit- 16 January - The Rurik Dynasty collapses when Feodor I of Russia dies.[1]
- May - Sigismund III return to Avaskär, Sweden, and his uncle and regent Duke Charles resist him resulting in the War against Sigismund.[2]
- 18 September - The Battle of Stegeborg results in victory for the Polish-Swedish unionists.
- 25 September - The Battle of Stångebro results in victory for the Swedish rebels under Duke Charles and the end of the union.
Births
edit- - Georg Stiernhielm, linguist
- - Lars Stigzelius, archbishop
- - Sten Svantesson Bielke, soldier and politician
- - Åke Henriksson Tott, soldier and politician
Deaths
edit- 10 February - Anne of Austria, Queen of Poland, queen consort (born 1578)
- 4 August - William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, English statesmen.[3]
- 7 August - Georg Stiernhielm, linguist and mathematician (died 1672)
References
edit- ^ "Fyodor I | tsar of Russia". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
- ^ Frost, R.I., 2000, The Northern Wars, 1558–1721, Harlow: Pearson education Limited, ISBN 9780582064294
- ^ Chronological Tables: Comprehending the Chronology and History of the World, from the Earliest Records to the Close of the Russian War. R. Griffin. 1857. p. 381.