1606 in Sweden
Incumbents
Events
- March - The Riksdag of the Estates is summoned to Örebro. The main topic is the claim to the Swedish throne from the Polish monarch Sigismund III Vasa and the counter reformation which his accession is feared to signify.
- - Foundation of the city of Vaasa in Finland.
- - Prince John is appointed Duke of Östergötland.[1]
Births
- - Erik Gabrielsson Emporagrius, professor and bishop (born 1674)
- - Arvid Wittenberg, count, field marshal and privy councillor (died 1657)
Deaths
References
- Johan, hertig af Östergötland", Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon (1906) I:550.
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