1596 in Sweden

none in Sweden thumb|A memorial plaque dedicated to the fallen peasants thumb|A Cudgel War memorial Events from the year 1596 in Sweden Incumbents Monarch – Sigismund Events - An embassy from Poland arrive to support the personal union between Sweden and Poland. 25 November - A peasant uprising in the province of Finland results in the Cudgel War.Krohn, J. Kertomuksia Suomen Historiasta, Kansallisseura, Helsinki 1914 - Archbishop Abraham Angermannus organizes a religious inspection tour through the provinces to eradicate all remains of Catholicism, Paganism and other non-Lutheran practices. - Sweden is afflicted with bad harvests and subsequent hunger. Births 1 January - Elizabeth Ribbing, morganatic consort of prince Carl Philip (died 1662) - Princess Maria Elizabeth of Sweden, princess (died 1618) - Andreas Virginius, nobleman from Pomerania invited by King Gustavus Adolphus in 1631Andreas Virginius (1596–1664) https://www.virginfamily.se/andreas-virginius-1596-1664/ 2024-10-22 sv-SE - Johan Banér, Field Marshal and soldier in the Thirty Years War (died 1641) - Ebba Brahe, love interest of King Gustavus Adolphus (died 1674) Deaths July 2015 - Karin Hansdotter, royal lover (born 1539) 13 February - Charles II, the tenth overall and fourth York monarch References 1596 Category:1590s in Sweden Category:1596 in Europe Category:Years of the 16th century in Sweden Sweden