1636 in Sweden
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Incumbents
Events
- Posten AB was established as Kungliga Postverket (The Royal Postal Agency).
- Axel Oxenstierna return to Sweden.
- Battle of Wittstock
- All cities north of Stockholm and à bo (Turku) are prohibited from foreign trade.[1]
- Establishment of the Nya smedjegården.[2]
- Treaty of Wismar
Births
- Queen Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg (1599â1655), the wife of Gustavus Adolphus, was prominent in Swedish history, but she died later, in 1655.
- March 24 - John Casimir of Sweden (1631â1665), John Casimir was the son of King Gustavus Adolphus and Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg.
Deaths
- February 3 â 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)
