1621 in Sweden

none November 2025 in Sweden thumb|Ebba Grip 1620 Events from the year 1621 in Sweden Incumbents Monarch – Gustaf II Adolfhttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Gustav-II-Adolf Gustavus Adolphus Encyclopædia Britannica 3 November 2025 Events The Swedish city of Gothenburg is founded by King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden. The king also grants city rights to Luleå, Piteå and Torneå (Tornio). Riga falls under the rule of Sweden. The 1621 War Articles, the first completed organization of the Swedish law collection of military and war, is issued. The first national wide regulation of the Guilds is issued: all handicrafts outside the guilds are banned. fi Soumenkielinen virskirja, a Finnish language psalm book, by Olof Elimaeus. Births 2 June - Rutger von Ascheberg, officer and civil servant (died 1693) February 2 - Johannes Schefferus, humanist (died 1679) December 8th - Queen Christina of Sweden on (died 1689) September 01 - Gustaf Bonde, Swedish statesman and diplomat (died 1667) October 05 - Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie (died 1686) unknown - Brita Klemetintytär, postmaster (died 1700) Deaths July 2015 13 December - Catherine Stenbock, queen consort (born 1535) References 1621 Category:Years of the 17th century in Sweden Sweden