Events from the year 1595 in Sweden
Incumbents
Events
- 8 May - The Russo-Swedish War (1590–95) is terminated by the Treaty of Teusina with a victory and territorial gain for Sweden.[1]
- - The Riksdag of Söderköping elects Duke Charles Regent (though not monarch) and bans the Catholic mass.
- - The last remaining Catholic convent in Sweden, the Vadstena Abbey, is dissolved and the nuns leave for Poland.
- - The Uppsala University, revived two years prior, is granted is official letter of privilege.
Births
- 1 May - Lars Kagg, officer (died 1661)
- 9 June 1595 - Władysław IV Vasa, prince (died 1648)
- Ebba Leijonhufvud, courtier and foster mother of queen Christina (died 1654)
- Ebba Ryning, court official (died 1642)
Deaths
- 26 June - Magnus, Duke of Östergötland, prince (born 1542)
- - Henrikki Laavunpoika of Kankainen, army commander (born 1512)
References