1680 in Sweden
Events from the year 1680 in Sweden
Years in Sweden: | 1677 1678 1679 1680 1681 1682 1683 |
Centuries: | 16th century · 17th century · 18th century |
Decades: | 1650s 1660s 1670s 1680s 1690s 1700s 1710s |
Years: | 1677 1678 1679 1680 1681 1682 1683 |
Incumbents
Events
- Wedding between the King and Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark.
- In the Riksdagen 1680, Charles XI introduces absolute monarchy in Sweden by banning the council from making suggestions unless asked to bey the monarch.
- During the Riksdag, the Great Reversion is introduced: The Baronies and Counties of the nobility, the donations from the foreign provinces, and all donations worth more than 600 silver a year is reverted to the crown, which leads to the confiscation of about 80 percent of all the property donated from the crown to the high nobility during the 17th-century.[1]
- Wenerid by Skogekär Bergbo.
Births
Deaths
- 10 June - Johan Göransson Gyllenstierna, statesman (born 1635)
- 2 September - Per Brahe the Younger, statesman (born 1602)
- Debora van der Plas, business person (born 1616)
References
- Per Nyström: Ekonomisk frihet och rätt i svensk historia, in I folkets tjänst, artiklar i urval. Stockholm 1983.
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