Events from the year 1836 in Sweden

Incumbents Monarch – Charles XIV John

Events

The liberal opposition in Sweden continued to grow in influence under King Charles XIV John, who pursued a strictly conservative policy exploiting the powers invested in him by the constitution. Lars Johan Hierta continued editing Aftonbladet, established in 1830 as Sweden's leading journal of liberal opposition.

Births 21 March – Bertha Tammelin, operatic mezzo-soprano (died 1915) 24 March – Eufrosyne Abrahamson, Swedish soprano (died 1869) 12 October - Lars Olsson Smith, politician and manufacturer (died 1913) 22 September - Fredrique Paijkull, educational reformer (died 1899) Hilda Caselli, educational reformer (died 1903) Therese Kamph, educational reformer (died 1884)

Deaths 28 February - Aurora Liljenroth, scholar (born 1772) 6 March - Henriette Löfman, composer (born 1784) 2 December – Carl von Rosenstein, archbishop (born 1766) Caroline Gother, banker (born 1761)

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