Events from the year 1578 in Sweden
Incumbents Monarch – John III
Events
Swedish victory over Russia in the Battle of Wenden. The king attempt to expel the Romani by threatening with forced labor in the Sala silver mine.Hadenius, Stig, Nilsson, Torbjörn & Åselius, Gunnar, Sveriges historia: vad varje svensk bör veta, Bonnier Alba, Stockholm, 1996
Births
Deaths
Filippa Fleming, Finnish heiress and landowner (born unknown)
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