1558 in Sweden
This article is about events from the year 1558 in Sweden.
| Years in Sweden |
|---|
| Centuries |
| Decades |
| Years |
Incumbents
[edit]
Events
[edit]January
[edit]- 28 January - Russian attack on Livonia starts the Livonian War
February
[edit]- The King bans the use of oak for anything other than as building material for the royal navy.
- Petrus Follingius is appointed and consecrated as Bishop of Turku, succeeding Mikael Agricola.
Undated
[edit]- Jöran Persson appointed royal secretary.
- Crown Prince Eric proposes to Elizabeth I of England.
- Danviken Hospital is founded.[1]
- A new order of mass, Liturgia eller Then Svenska Messordning, is published in both Latin and Swedish.
Births
[edit]- 8 March - Gustaf Brahe, official (d. 1615)
References
[edit]- ^ Näsström, Gustaf (1951). 400 år på Danviken (in Swedish). Stockholm.