1654 in Sweden

none in Sweden thumb|Consummation ceremony after the wedding of King Charles X Gustav and Queen Hedwig Eleanor in 1654. thumb Events from the year 1654 in Sweden. Incumbents Monarch - Christina then Charles X Gustav Events April - The 1654 Anglo-Swedish alliance is forged to offset the Danish-Dutch alliance.Davenport, Frances Gardiner; Paullin, Charles Oscar (2004), European Treaties Bearing on the History of the United States and Its Dependencies, The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd., p. 43, 1-58477-422-3 6 June - Charles X Gustav succeeds his cousin Christina on the Swedish throne. After her abdication on the same day, Christina, now the former reigning queen of a Protestant nation, secretly converts to Catholicism. 24 October - The wedding between Charles X Gustav and Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp. Births 23 May - Nicodemus Tessin the Younger, architect (died 1728) 6 October - Johan Peringskiöld, antiquarian (died 1720) Anna Lohe, banker (died 1731) Deaths 25 January - Ebba Mauritzdotter Leijonhufvud, courtier (born 1595) 28 August - Axel Oxenstierna, politician (born 1583) Louise van der Nooth, courtier (born 1630s) References 1654 Category:Years of the 17th century in Sweden Sweden