1583 in Sweden explained

Events from the year 1583 in Sweden

Incumbents

• Monarch – John III

Events

• 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

• 16 June - Axel Oxenstierna, statesman (died 1654 in Sweden)

Deaths

• 16 September - Catherine Jagiellon, queen (born 1526)
• - Sofia Johansdotter Gyllenhielm, illegitimate royal daughter (born 1556)

Notes and References

1. Julius Ejdenstam (Swedish): Från fikonlöv till jeans. [From fig leaves to jeans] Raben & Sjögren, Lund (1977)
2. Book: Roberts, Michael . The Early Vasas: A History of Sweden, 1523-1611 . Cambridge University Press . 1968 . 978-0521069304 . April 2, 1968 . 249 . English.