1720 in Sweden
Years in Sweden: | 1717 1718 1719 1720 1721 1722 1723 |
Centuries: | 17th century · 18th century · 19th century |
Decades: | 1690s 1700s 1710s 1720s 1730s 1740s 1750s |
Years: | 1717 1718 1719 1720 1721 1722 1723 |
Events from the year 1720 in Sweden
Events
- February 29 – Queen Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden resigns to let her husband Frederick I take over as king of Sweden. She had desired a joint rule, in a similar manner to William and Mary in Britain, but as the Swedish Riksdag of the Estates refuses this, she abdicates in her husband's favour instead.
- March 24 – The Riksdag of the Estates elects Frederick I new King of Sweden.
- 22 April – Arvid Horn elected president of the Privy Council Chancellery.
- 2 May - A new constitution is passed were the government power passes from the monarch to the council.
- 3 May - Coronation of Frederick I.
- 3 July - Peace between Sweden and Denmark in the Treaty of Frederiksborg.
- 27 July - Battle of Grengam
- 27 July - The first national guild regulation is introduced, which replaces all the local guild regulations and is in place until the abolition of the guild system in 1846.[1]
- - Kurbits
- - A new sumptuary law bans the use of silk clothing for servants (the law is reversed in 1739).[2]
Births
- January - Charlotta Löfgren, poet (died 1784)
- 30 January - Charles De Geer, etymologist (died 1778)
- 27 May - Catharina Ebba Horn, royal mistress (died 1781)
- 12 June - Sven Rinman, chemist (died 1792)
- 8 August - Carl Fredrik Pechlin, politician (died 1796)
- 18 November - Per Abraham Örnsköld, governor (died 1791)
- - Karin Olofsdotter, religious leader (died 1790)
- - Margareta Stafhell, chalcography artist (died 1762)
Deaths
- 24 March - Johan Peringskiöld, antiquarian (born 1654)
- 27 May - Catherine of Pfalz-Zweibrücken (1661–1720), princess (born 1661)
References
External links
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