1636 in Sweden explained

Events from the year 1636 in Sweden

Incumbents

• Monarch – Christina

Events

• Posten AB
• Axel Oxenstierna return to Sweden.
• Battle of Wittstock
• All cities north of Stockholm and Åbo are prohibited from foreign trade.^[1]
• Establishment of the Nya smedjegården.^[2]
• Treaty of Wismar

Births

• Queen Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg (1599–1655), the wife of Gustavus Adolphus, was prominent in Swedish history, but she died later, in 1655.
• March 24 - John Casimir of Sweden (1631–1665), John Casimir was the son of King Gustavus Adolphus and Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg.

Deaths

• February 3 – Petrus Kenicius, archbishop (born 1555)
• Euphrosina Heldina von Dieffenau, royal governess and courtier (born unknown year)
• Johannes Messenius, historian, dramatist and university professor (born 1579)

Notes and References

1. Kiaer. A. N.. 1893. Historical Sketch of the Development of Scandinavian Shipping. Journal of Political Economy. 1. 3. 335–336. 1817523.
2. Smedjegården in Nordisk familjebok (andra upplagan, 1917)