1669 in Sweden

none in Sweden thumb|The famous German illustration of the Mora witch trial, 1670. In the illustration, however, the condemned are executed by burning at the stake, which was a common execution method in witch trials in Germany, but did in fact not occur at the Mora witch trial. Events from the year 1669 in Sweden Incumbents Monarch – Charles XI Events Gothenburg burns down. Margareta Beijer becomes the second female manager of the Swedish Post Office.Mansdominans i förändring: om ledningsgrupper och styrelser : betänkande Av Sverige Utredningen om kvinnor på ledande poster i näringslivet, Stockholm, 2003 The trial against the conversion of Christina Eleonora Drakenhielm. The Mora witch trial is conducted. Births 24 May - Emerentia von Düben, royal favorite (died 1743) Gustaf von Psilander, admiral (died 1738) Deaths April 23 - Johannes Canuti Lenaeus, archbishop (born 1573) 15 May - Margareta Brahe, controversial countess and courtier (born 1603) unknown date - Margareta Slots, royal mistress (born unknown) 22 October - Sigrid Banér, Swedish letter writer (born 1592) References 1669 Category:Years of the 17th century in Sweden Sweden