1637 in Sweden

Events from the year 1637 in Sweden

Incumbents

Events

  • The first regulation of the Romani, Placat om Tatrarnes fördrifvande av landet, declare all Romani expelled from Sweden: all adult men are sentenced to death while women and children are to be hunted over the borders.[1]
  • Gese Wechel becomes the first female manager of the Swedish Post Office.
  • The New Sweden Company is endorsed by the Swedish Government.[2]

December

  • Peter Minuit from Holland sails to Delaware in order to create a settlement called New Sweden.[3]

Births

Deaths

References

  1. ^ Hadenius, Stig, Nilsson, Torbjörn & Åselius, Gunnar, Sveriges historia: vad varje svensk bör veta, Bonnier Alba, Stockholm, 1996
  2. ^ "National Park Service - Explorers and Settlers (Historical Background)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
  3. ^ "National Park Service - Explorers and Settlers (Historical Background)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2024-08-23.