1661 in Sweden

Years in Sweden:	1658 1659 1660 1661 1662 1663 1664
Centuries:	16th century · 17th century · 18th century
Decades:	1630s 1640s 1650s 1660s 1670s 1680s 1690s
Years:	1658 1659 1660 1661 1662 1663 1664

Tre Kronor Castle, seen from the southwest painted in 1661.

Small house near the Kärde Manor, where according to the folklore the Treaty of Cardis was signed.

Events from the year 1661 in Sweden

Incumbents

• Monarch – Charles XI

Events

• The Treaty of Cardis formally discontinue the Russo-Swedish War (1656–58) with a Swedish victory and territorial gains.^[1]
• The Stockholms Banco becomes the first European bank to print banknotes.^[2]
• March 28 - Erik Dahlbergh receives royal privilege to compose the series of illustrations titled Suecia antiqua et hodierna.
• Hedwig Eleonora buys the Drottningholm Palace a year after her role as Queen of Sweden ended, but it burnt to the ground on 30 December that same year. She engaged the architect Nicodemus Tessin the Elder to design and rebuild the castle.
• The Legal Deposit Act is passed, requiring the then established National Library of Sweden to collect copies of all printed works in Swedish.^[3][4]

Births

• 26 June- Johanna Eleonora De la Gardie, poet (died 1708)
• 23 September - Christiana Oxenstierna, noblewoman notorious for marrying a partner of a different social class (died 1701)
• 10 December - Catherine of Pfalz-Zweibrücken (1661–1720), princess (died 1720)
• 18 December - Christopher Polhem, Swedish scientist, inventor and industrialist (died 1751)
• Rika Maja, Sami shaman (died 1757)

Deaths

• 19 November - Lars Kagg, military officer (born 1595)

References

1. O'Connor, Kevin C. (2019-11-15). The House of Hemp and Butter: A History of Old Riga. Cornell University Press. p. 232. ISBN 978-1-5017-4770-0.
2. Marmefelt, Thomas (2018-08-30). The History of Money and Monetary Arrangements: Insights from the Baltic and North Seas Region. Routledge. p. 152. ISBN 978-1-136-72818-1.
3. "The National Library of Sweden". www.kb.se. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
4. "History". www.kb.se. Retrieved 2023-12-13.