Events from the year 1697 in Sweden.
Incumbents Monarch – Charles XI, succeeded by Charles XII
Events In the spring, the disastrous Great Famine comes to an end.Topelius, Zacharias (1899). ”Stora hungersnöden”. Fältskärns berättelser. Stockholm: Albert Bonniers förlag. P. 388-399 5 April - Charles XI of Sweden dies of stomach cancer, and is succeeded by Charles XII of Sweden under the regency of his grandmother, Hedwig Eleonora. 7 May - The royal residence in the capital, Tre Kronor (castle), burns down. Unknown Date - Christopher Polhem starts Sweden's first technical school.
Births
Helena Arnell, painter (died 1751)
Deaths
5 April - Charles XI of Sweden, monarch (born 1655) 11 September - Agneta Rosenbröijer, noblewoman and businessperson (born 1620) - Karin Thomasdotter, vogt and länsman (born 1610) - Ebba Maria De la Gardie, singer and poet (born 1657)
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