1661
- June 21
- Sweden signs the Treaty of Kardis, in which Russia agrees to return to Sweden areas it had conquered in the Baltic lands. [48.211] [243.218] [270.181]
- (month unknown)
- Sweden and France sign the treaty of Fontainebleau, granting Sweden monetary subsidies in exchange for Swedish support of French interests in Poland. [48.213]
- Sweden and England establish a trade treaty. [48.213]
- Stockholm Banco issues Europe's first modern bank notes in Sweden. [48.192] [267.74]
1662
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- Sweden and France establish a trade treaty. [48.213]
- Construction begins on Drottningholm castle in Stockholm, by architect Nicodemus Tessin the Elder. [48.223] [53.17] [82.22]
1663
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- The Swedish fort at Cabo Corso on the Gold Coast is abandoned to the Dutch. [47.128] [267.69]
- Former Swedish Army officer Hans Albrecht von Treileben and German salvage expert Andreas Peckell launch a salvage effort of the Vasa ship in Stockholm harbor. (They succeed in raising 50 of the original 64 cannons.) [178.50] [226.464]
- The Swedish Post is created, for distribution of mail. [54.25] [152.17]
- A medical school is inaugurated. [48.198]
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- November 6
- The first Swedish flag law is enacted, authorizing Swedish trading ships to fly yellow and blue flags. [159.17]
1664
- April
- A salvage team begins raising cannons from the sunken Vasa ship. 53 guns are raised during the year. [178.51] [265.2]
1665
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- An alliance is concluded with England. [47.106]
1667
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- The College of Antiquities is established in Stockholm. [47.130]
- Sweden and Holland establish a trade treaty. [48.213]
- Sweden joins an alliance with the Dutch, forming the Triple Alliance against France. [47.106]
1668
- May 15
- A private bank is taken over by the State, becoming the Riksbank, the first national bank in the world. [47.105] [48.263] [238.243] [267.74]
- June 4
- The University of Lund (Academia Carolina Conciliatrix) is founded. [1.209] [47.129] [48.198] [60.24] [238.243]
- (month unknown)
- The ship Kronan is completed. It took seven years to build. It is 197 feet long, weighs 2350 tons, and holds 126 cannon. [226.444]
- September 16
- John Casimir abdicates the throne of Poland. Former Queen of Sweden Kristina expresses her wishes to take the throne. [371.227]
1672
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- Karl XI is declared of age, becoming king. [47.106] [267.75]
- Sweden and France form a close alliance. [1.205] [3.174]
1674
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- France demands Swedish military aid on the European continent. [48.213]
- July
- Sweden agrees to send large forces to Pomerania in exchange for large payments from France. [3.175]
- (month unknown)
- Brandenburg enters a war against France. [47.106]
- September
- Magnus Gabriel de la Gardie promises France that Swedish forces in Pomerania would join the war within six weeks of the arrival of commander Wrangel. [3.175]
- December
- Wrangel's forces violate Brandenburg territory. [3.175]
1675
- June
- Swedish troops assist the French in Brandenburg, but are defeated at Fehrbellin. [1.205] [3.175] [47.106] [48.213] [267.75] [268.132]
- (month unknown)
- The Dutch declare war on Sweden. [3.175] [47.106]
- The Empire declares war on Sweden. [3.175]
- September
- Denmark declares war on Sweden. [1.205] [3.175] [47.106]
- (month unknown)
- The Dutch navy gains control of the Baltic. [47.106]
- Population of Stockholm: about 52,000. [1.220]
- Population of Göteborg: about 5,000. [1.220]
- Population of Norrköping: about 5,000. [1.220]
1676
- June 1
- A Danish-Dutch fleet defeats a Swedish fleet off Öland. The Swedish ship Kronan turns too quickly, keels over, capsizes, explodes, and sinks, killing about 800 on board, with 42 surviving. [48.214] [226.438]
- (month unknown)
- Swedish warship Riksäpplet sinks in a storm just east of Dalarö harbor, with 500 men and 86 guns. [178.47] [301.8]
- Swedish ship Gröne Jägaren blows up and sinks near Dalarö harbor. [301.8]
- The 44-gun Västervik sinks after catching fire, about five miles due east of Stockholm. [301.8]
- Swedish copper plate money issued in 1644 is withdrawn from circulation. [267.69]
- Over the past eight years, thousands of Swedes have been accused of witchcraft. In a Stockholm trial, several child-witnesses admit they lied. [257.31]
- Danish King Kristian V crosses to Skåne with his armies. [1.206] [268.135]
- Danish forces regain their Scandinavian provinces, including Gotland. [47.106] [120.77]
- December 4
- The Battle of Lund is fought. Swedish forces defeat the Danes, driving them out. 5000 Danes and 3000 Swedes are killed. [1.212] [47.106] [48.214] [267.76] [268.135] [311.9]
1677
- July
- In Köge Bay in the Sound, 20 of 36 Swedish ships are destroyed, with no losses to the Danish navy. [267.76] [268.135]
1678
- February 3
- At Nimeguen, a peace treaty is signed between the Holy Roman Empire and France. The Emperor is to try to make peace between Sweden and Denmark, Brandenburg, Munster, and Lunenburg. [274.139]
- (month unknown)
- A peace treaty is signed with Holland. [48.214]
1679
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- The peace treaty of St. Germain is signed. Sweden loses most territories on the east bank of the Oder to Brandenburg. [1.215] [47.106] [48.214] [267.76]
- A peace treaty is signed with Denmark, in Lund. Denmark agrees to return Gotland island to Sweden. [1.211] [48.214] [120.77] [267.76] [268.135]
- Johan Gyllenstierna is made governor of Skåne. [48.214]
- As Danish forces leave Gotland island, they blow up the fortress of Visborg. [48.75] [120.77]
1680
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- King Karl XI founds a naval base of Karlskrona. [53.18] (1679 [283.23])
- King Karl XI marries Ulrika Eleonora, princess of Denmark. [267.76]
- Swedish statesman Johan Gyllenstierna dies. [1.211] [48.214] [267.77]
- Sweden joins an alliance with the Netherlands. [48.214]
- November 20
- The Riksdag meets. The lower Estates demand a return of land to the crown, and an investigation of the Regency; the King supports both initiatives. The Estates declare the king to have greater powers, no longer obliged to follow the Form of Government, or rule with the advice of Council. [3.127] [47.107] [267.77]
1682
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- As a result of a commission set up in 1680, members of the Council from the Regency period are dismissed. Those acting as regents are heavily fined. The Crown regains land overseas, and land within Sweden given away since 1500. [47.107]
- The King is given full control over reclaiming land, and over matters of legislation. [47.108]
- Sweden joins an alliance with Austria. [48.214]
- Salvaging of cannon from the sunken Kronan commences. Sixty cannon are salvaged by 1686. [226.462]
- Sweden joins an alliance with Brandenburg. [48.214]
1685
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- Coffee beans are first introduced to Sweden. [80.19]
1686
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- The Church Act is issued by the King, bringing the church under royal control. All churches must record christenings, burials, etc., and every parish clerk must teach reading to children of the parish. Non-Lutherans are banished from the country. [1.220] [40.12] [47.129] [48.196,215]
1688
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- Sweden sends troops to the Rhine, to comply with treaty obligations. [47.109]
1689
- April 19
- In Italy, former Queen Kristina dies. [165.79]
- (month unknown)
- Sweden signs the Treaty of Altona with Denmark, forcing Denmark to release Slesvig. [48.214]
1690
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- Denmark and Sweden renew and extend their alliance of 1679. [48.214]
1691
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- Sweden and Denmark join a League of Armed Neutrality. [47.109] [268.138]
1692
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- Johann Reinhold Patkul, a nobleman of Livonia, protests to the King about the Reduction of land to the crown. He is forced to flee the country to escape arrest, and is condemned to death. [47.114]
1693
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- Denmark and Sweden again renew and extend their alliance of 1679. [48.214]
- November 20
- In Stockholm, a Resolution of the Riksdag acknowledges the absolute power of the sovereign King and his heirs. [3.89] [47.108]
1697
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- Christopher Polhem founds the first technical school in Sweden, a mechanical laboratory. [48.198]
- King Karl XI dies of stomach cancer. [1.221] [47.109] [48.214] [267.79]
- May 9
- The Royal Palace Tre Kronor in Stockholm is destroyed by fire. The fire started in a roof, which two fire watchmen failed to notice. [1.242] [7.18] [47.182] [51.55] [82.22] [158.7] [267.79] [287.18]
- September 20
- The Treaty of Ryswick is signed by Great Britain and France, with Swedish mediation. Zweibrücken is restored to the king of Sweden as count palatine of the Rhine. [48.225] [274.145]
- October
- The regency administration resigns, allowing 15-year old Karl, son of King Karl XI, to be declared of age, and crowned King Karl XII. [1.221] [48.225] [267.80]
1699
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- Saxony, Denmark, and Russia conclude offensive alliances against Sweden. [47.112]
- King Karl XII leads Swedish troops into Holstein-Gottorp. [1.223]
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