Events from the year 1660 in Sweden
Incumbents Monarch - Charles X Gustav then Charles XI
Events
13 February - Charles XI of Sweden succeeds Charles X Gustav of Sweden under a regency headed by his mother Queen Dowager Hedvig Eleonora.Lundh-Eriksson, Nanna (1947). Hedvig Eleonora (in Swedish). Wahlström & Widstrand. 27 May - The Treaty of Copenhagen (1660) is signed, marking the conclusion of the Second Northern War. Former Queen Christina visits Sweden and unsuccessfully claims the throne. 3 May: Treaty of Oliva: Formally ended the Second Northern War (1655–1660) with the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, where3 John II Casimir Vasa renounced his claim to the Swedish throne. Military Status: Despite the wars, the Swedish army remained one of the strongest in Europe, and the empire maintained control over the Baltic Sea (Dominium Maris Baltici).
Births
15 March – Olof Rudbeck the Younger, explorer, scientist (died 1740) Simon Affleck, tax official born in Estonia. Hedvig Eleonora Klingenstierna, first woman to hold a lecture at a Swedish university.
Deaths 13 February - Charles X Gustav dies at the age of 37, while a Riksdag he had convened to address the military situation against Denmark was in session.
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