1713 in Sweden

1713 (MDCCXIII) was a year that started on a sunday in the Gregorian calendar. Events from the year 1713 in Sweden.

Incumbents Monarch – Charles XII

Events

1 February - Skirmish at Bender. February - Siege of Tönning 8–11 May - Russian attack on Helsingfors (Helsinki). - Russian victory at the Battle of Pälkäne. 2 November - Princess Ulrika Eleonora appointed regent of Sweden in her brothers absence.Lundh-Eriksson, Nanna (Swedish): Den glömda drottningen. Karl XII:s syster. Ulrika Eleonora D.Y. och hennes tid (The Forgotten Queen. The Sister of Charles XII. The Age of Ulrika Eleonora the Younger) Affärstryckeriet, Norrtälje. (1976) - The Great Northern War plague outbreak reach Lund, Malmö and Ystad.

Births

20 February - Anna Maria Elvia, writer (died 1784) - Anna Maria Hilfeling, miniaturist (died 1783) – Brita Sophia De la Gardie, amateur actress and culture personality (died 1797) Helena Escholin, vicar's wife (died 1783)

Deaths

Johan Runius, swedish author (from Larvs socken in Västergötland) died 1 june in 1713 Jean Grossaint De la Roche-yon, spy (died 1769)

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