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1660 in Sweden
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Other events of 1660
Timeline of Swedish history
thumb|Charles XI, five years old
Events from the year 1660 in Sweden
Incumbents
Monarch - Charles X Gustav then Charles XI
Events
13 February - Charles XI of Sweden succeeds Charles X Gustav of Sweden under a regency headed by his mother Queen Dowager Hedvig Eleonora.Lundh-Eriksson, Nanna (1947). Hedvig Eleonora (in Swedish). Wahlström & Widstrand.
27 May - The Treaty of Copenhagen (1660) is signed, marking the conclusion of the Second Northern War.
Former Queen Christina visits Sweden and unsuccessfully claims the throne.
3 May: Treaty of Oliva: Formally ended the Second Northern War (1655–1660) with the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, where3 John II Casimir Vasa renounced his claim to the Swedish throne.
Military Status: Despite the wars, the Swedish army remained one of the strongest in Europe, and the empire maintained control over the Baltic Sea (Dominium Maris Baltici).
Births
15 March – Olof Rudbeck the Younger, explorer, scientist (died 1740)Olof Rudbeck - Svenskt Biografiskt Lexikon https://sok.riksarkivet.se/sbl/Presentation.aspx?id=6985 2026-06-20 sok.riksarkivet.se
Simon Affleck, tax official born in Estonia.Kaulasuojus 1700-luvun alusta https://www.kansallismuseo.fi/fi/kuukauden-esineet/2011/kaulasuojus-1700-luvun-alusta 2026-06-20 Suomen kansallismuseo fi-FI
Hedvig Eleonora Klingenstierna, first woman to hold a lecture at a Swedish university.June 2026
Deaths
13 February - Charles X Gustav dies at the age of 37,Charles X Gustav King of Sweden, First Northern War Britannica https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-X-Gustav 2026-06-20 Encyclopedia Britannica en while a Riksdag he had convened to address the military situation against Denmark was in session.
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