1566 in Sweden

none March 2026 in Sweden thumb|Bohus 1566 thumb|Uther Sigismund Vasa Events from the year 1566 in Sweden Incumbents Monarch – Eric XIVhttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Erik-XIV Erik XIV Encyclopædia Britannica 3 March 2026 Events 26 March - 250 Swedes die in an attempt to capture Bohus Fortress. June - Nils Svantesson Sture falls from favor with the monarch and are exposed to public humiliation. 13 July – The Danes burn Bogesund. 15 July – The Danes burn Falköping. 23 July – The Danes burn Skara domkyrka. 26 July - Action of 26 July 1566 - Ivan the Terrible ask to have the King's sister-in-law Catherine Jagiellon delivered as a hostage to use against Poland. - The Danes under Daniel Rantzau pillage Västergötland, while the Swedes pillage Skåne. Births 20 June - Sigismund III Vasa, monarch (died 1632) 15 October - Sigrid of Sweden (1566–1633), princess (died 1633) Deaths July 2015 September 9 - Klas Horn, naval admiral (born 1517) Nils Svantesson Sture (c. 1543–1566): He was a prominent Swedish nobleman, part of the influential Sture family. July 26 - 5,900 soldiers drown during a storm near Visby, Gotland. References 1566 Category:Years of the 16th century in Sweden Sweden