1551 in Sweden

none August 2026 in Sweden thumb|Margaret of Sweden (1536) by Johan Baptista van Uther Events from the year 1551 in Sweden Incumbents Monarch – Gustav Ihttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Gustav-I-Vasa Gustav I Vasa Encyclopædia Britannica 1 August 2026 Queen - Margaret Leijonhufvud Events Georg Norman, a German administrator who had been influential in the Swedish Reformation and government reorganisation, was appointed as an ambassador. King Gustav Vasa ordered the arrest and prosecution of individuals suspected of murdering his secretary using poison and sorcery. While the trials did not fully proceed in 1551, it marked a notable moment in the history of Swedish witch trials. Births July 2015 Deaths July 2015 Queen Margaret Leijonhufvud, the second wife of King Gustav I, died of pneumonia on August 26, 1551, at Tynnelsö Castle. She was a significant figure as an advisor to the king and mother to many of his children. References 1551 Category:Years of the 16th century in Sweden Sweden