1660 in Sweden
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.
- 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 with the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, where3 John II Casimir Vasa renounced his claim to the Swedish throne.
- 1650s, 1660s: Failed Claim by Queen Christina: Former Queen Christina visited Sweden and unsuccessfully attempted to reclaim the 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.
Births
- 5 March - Olof Rudbeck the Younger, explorer, scientist
- Simon Affleck, tax official born in Estonia.
- Hedvig Eleonora Klingenstierna, first woman to hold a lecture at a Swedish university.
Deaths
- 13 February - Charles X Gustav dies at the age of 37.