1741 in Sweden

Events from the year 1741 in Sweden

Incumbents

31 March - The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences is given its rules.
15 May - Carl Linnaeus travel to Ãland.
28 July - Russo-Swedish War (1741â43)
23 August - Battle of Villmanstrand
The punishment of Uppenbar kyrkoplikt (Public Church Duty), a form of public humiliation were criminals are pilloried by being placed on a stool during sermon and repent their criminal act, are abolished for sexual crimes, such as having sex outside marriage, in order to spare unmarried mothers the social stigma which are viewed as a contributing factor of infanticide.^[1] The reason is to spare unmarried mothers the social stigma which results in infanticide, as the Uppenbar kyrkoplikt in practice exposed them and makes their indiscretion impossible to hide.
The guild membership requirement for innkeepers are dropped. This makes the profession considerably more accessible for women and makes it one of the most common for women.^[2]
Carl Linnaeus is ennobled.
Uppsala Astronomical Observatory is inaugurated.
Et ankommit bref om sÃ¥ningsmachinen under namn af Lotta Triven by Charlotta FrÃ¶lich (who thereby becomes the first woman to be published by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences).^[3]