1566_in_Sweden
1566 in Sweden
Sweden-related events during the year of 1566
Events from the year 1566 in Sweden
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| Years in Sweden: | 1563 1564 1565 1566 1567 1568 1569 |
| Centuries: | 15th century · 16th century · 17th century |
| Decades: | 1530s 1540s 1550s 1560s 1570s 1580s 1590s |
| Years: | 1563 1564 1565 1566 1567 1568 1569 |
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- 26 March - 250 Swedes die in an attempt to capture Bohus Fortress.
- June - Nils Svantesson Sture falls from favor with the monarch and are exposed to public humiliation.
- 13 July – The Danes burn Bogesund.
- 15 July – The Danes burn Falköping.
- 23 July – The Danes burn Skara domkyrka.
- 26 July - Action of 26 July 1566
- - Ivan the Terrible ask to have the King's sister-in-law Catherine Jagiellon delivered as a hostage to use against Poland.
- - The Danes under Daniel Rantzau pillage Västergötland, while the Swedes pillage Skåne.
- 20 June - Sigismund III Vasa, monarch (died 1632)
- 15 October - Sigrid of Sweden (1566–1633), princess (died 1633)
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- September 9 - Klas Horn, naval admiral (born 1517)
