1597 in Sweden

none in Sweden 300px|thumb|The regent duke Charles (later king Charles IX) insulting the corpse of Clas Eriksson Fleming in presence of the Dowager-Governor of Åbo (Turku), Ebba Stenbock. Albert Edelfelt’s painting, 1878. Events from the year 1597 in Sweden Incumbents Monarch – Sigismund Events February 24 - End of the Cudgel War.H. Ylikangas, Nuijasota, 1977, ny uppl. 1996, sv. övers. K.: det blodiga bondekriget i Finland 1596-97, 1999 Beginning of the War Against Sigismund.King Sigismund https://www.kungligaslotten.se/english/list-of-swedish-monarchs/sigismund.html 2026-04-22 www.kungligaslotten.se en Bad harvests again cause famine. The Riksdag of Arboga confirm Duke Charles as regent, and the loyalists of the King flees to Poland. Births July 2015 Deaths January 27 - Jaakko Ilkka, rebel leader of the Cudgel War (born 1545) 13 April - Klaus Fleming, admiral and governor (born 1535) 19 July - Gunilla Bielke, queen (born 1568) 20 November - Princess Elizabeth of Sweden, princess (born 1549) 11 November - Gustav of Saxe-Lauenburg, prince (born 1570) References 1597 Category:1590s in Sweden Category:1597 in Europe Category:Years of the 16th century in Sweden Sweden