1639 in Sweden explained

Events from the year 1639 in Sweden

Incumbents

• Monarch – Christina

Events

• 14 April – Battle of Chemnitz took place near the town of Chemnitz, in what is now eastern Germany, during the Thirty Years' War. Swedish forces under Johan Banér inflicted a crushing defeat on Rodolfo Giovanni Marazzino who commanded the Saxons and an Imperial detachment.^[1]
• Hjälmare kanal taken in to use.
• Case of Anna von Hintzen, a noble who flees Sweden to escape arrest of the murder of her servant.

Births

• 5 January – Otto Wilhelm Königsmarck, military officer (d. 1688)
• 21 January – Märta Berendes, courtier and diary writer (d. 1717)

Deaths

• 17 December – Nils Turesson Bielke, statesman and military officer (b. 1569)

Internal Affairs

1639 marked continued efforts within Sweden to strengthen administrative control and legal reforms. Queen Christina’s regency council promoted the centralization of power to maintain stability and foster Sweden’s growing influence. This period saw an emphasis on consolidating territories gained through the war and reinforcing governance structures at home.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Book: Wilson. Peter Hamish. The Thirty Years War: Europe's Tragedy. 2009. Harvard University Press. Cambridge. 9780674036345. 614. 18 March 2017.
2. Book: Roberts, Michael . The early Vasas: a history of Sweden, 1523 - 1611 . 1968 . Univ. Press . 978-0-521-06930-4 . Cambridge.