Events from the year 1693 in Sweden
Incumbents Monarch – Charles XI
Events
- The Riksdag of the Estates is forced to confirm that the King and the Crown Prince has been granted their power from God and are answerable to no one. - A new law on schooling is introduced.
The process against Lars Nilsson (shaman), who is sentenced to death for Paganism for being a follower of the Sami religion.Kajsa Larsen (In Swedish): Blad ur samernas historia (Pages from the history of the Sami) 1994
Deaths 22 February - Henrik Horn, friherre, military, field marshal (1665), admiral (1677) and member of the Privy Council of Sweden (1677) (born 1618) 17 April - Rutger von Ascheberg, soldier, officer and civil servant (born 1621) - Lars Nilsson (shaman), Sami shaman (born unknown date) 26 July - Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark, queen (born 1656) 9 October - Maria Elisabeth Stenbock, courtier
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