Events from the year 1655 in Sweden

Incumbents

Monarch – Charles X Gustav

Events

The King summon the 1655 Riksdag and introduces a Reduction (Sweden) of a quarter of all lands granted to the nobility from the crown since 1632. Deluge (history) 23 August - Battle of Sobota 16 September - Battle of Żarnów September 20 – September 30 - Battle of Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki 3 October - Battle of Wojnicz

Births

January - Cornelius Anckarstjerna, admiral (died 1714) Charles XI of Sweden, monarch (died 1697)

1655 in Sweden

David von Krafft, painter (died 1724)

1655 in Sweden

Deaths

28 March - Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg, queen dowager (born 1595) Anna Ovena Hoyer, writer (born 1584) Christian Thum, actor and theater director (birth year unknown)

1655 in Sweden

References

Years of the 17th century in Sweden

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