1697 in Sweden
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Johan Fredrik Höckert's realistic and dramatic painting from 1866 of the Castle Fire "Slottsbranden ... ", showing young King Charles XII of Sweden with his grandmother and sisters escaping ahead of his recently deceased father's body and his crown jewels coming down the stairs behind them.

Castle after the fire.
Events from the year 1697 in Sweden
Events
- In the spring, the Great Famine leave the streets of the capital littered with corpses, but later the year, the famine is finally over.[1]
- 5 April - Charles XI of Sweden dies and is succeeded by Charles XII of Sweden under the regency of his grandmother.
- May - The Royal residence in the capital, Tre Kronor (castle), burns down.
Births
- Helena Arnell, painter (died 1751)
Deaths
- 5 April - Charles XI of Sweden, monarch (born 1655)
- 11 September - Agneta Rosenbröijer, noblewoman and businessperson (born 1620)
- - Karin Thomasdotter, vogt and länsman (born 1610)
- - Ebba Maria De la Gardie, singer and poet (born 1657)
References
- ↑ Topelius, Zacharias (1899). ”Stora hungersnöden”. Fältskärns berättelser. Stockholm: Albert Bonniers förlag. P. 388-399
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