1566 in Sweden

Events from the year '''1566 in Sweden'''

Incumbents

Monarch – Eric XIV

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.

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Births

20 June - Sigismund III Vasa, monarch
15 October - Sigrid of Sweden (1566–1633), princess

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Deaths

September 9 - Klas Horn, naval admiral
Nils Svantesson Sture : He was a prominent Swedish nobleman, part of the influential Sture family.

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