1796 in Sweden

none in Sweden thumb|J.G. Meijer Bergsund 1796 Events from the year 1796 in Sweden Incumbents Monarch – Gustav IV Adolf Events September - The King visits the Imperial court of Catherine the Great in Saint Petersburg in Russia to be engaged to Grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna of Russia. He discontinues the plans when told that she will not be required to convert to Lutheranism. 16 October: The Church of Sweden Timrå Church is inaugurated.https://bebyggelseregistret.raa.se/bbr2/anlaggning/visaHelaHistoriken.raa;jsessionid=086D379F640788A08B411F55CE3EBD8D?anlaggningId=21300000002517&historikId=21000000525742 Timrå kyrka Swedish National Heritage Board Swedish 6 April 2021 1 November - King Gustav IV AdolfGustav IV Adolf Biography, Sweden, & Facts Britannica https://www.britannica.com/biography/Gustav-IV-Adolf https://web.archive.org/web/20260413000346/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Gustav-IV-Adolf 2026-04-13 2026-04-22 Encyclopedia Britannica en live is declared of age and the guardian government of Duke Charles is dissolved. - Norrköping jungfrustift is dissolved. 12 November - Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences is founded by Gustaf Wilhelm af Tibell, originally named the "Swedish Warman Society". Births 23 July – Franz Berwald, composer (died 1868) 3 September – Henriette Widerberg, opera primadonna (died 1872) - Anna Elisabeth Hartwick, lace industrialist (died 1882) Deaths June 2015 17 March – Carl Fredrik Adelcrantz, architect and civil servant (born 1716) 12 November – Margareta Christina Giers, painter (born 1731) References 1796 Category:Years of the 18th century in Sweden Sweden