1744 in Sweden

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Ordre de l'Harmonie

Events from the year 1744 in Sweden

Incumbents

• Monarch – Frederick I

Events

• 30 January - Execution of Skinnar Per Andersson.
• March - The threatening war with Denmark is prevented by a treaty between Sweden and Denmark.
• July - The Empire of Russia agree to recall their troops from Sweden.
• 18 August - The wedding between Crown Prince Adolf Frederick and Louisa Ulrika of Prussia on Drottningholm Palace.
• August - Creation of the L'Ordre de l'Harmonie.
• By royal letter, the right to sell Tobacco in the Swedish cities is reserved for women in need of support, ruined male burghers and war invalids: this is confirmed a second time in 1772, then with the addition that the tobacco sellers are only permitted to employ females or non-adult males.

Births

• 29 January - Catharina Charlotta Swedenmarck, writer (died 1813)
• 9 June – Frans Suell, businessperson (died 1818)
• 15 July – Maria Kristina Kiellström, the role model of Ulla Winblad
• - Elsa Fougt, printer, publisher, book importer and newspaper editor
• - Charlotte Du Rietz, love interest of Gustav III
• - Jacob Guntlack, notorious thief

Deaths

• 30 January - Skinnar Per Andersson, rebel leader
• 25 April - Anders Celsius, astronomer, physicist and mathematician
• - Hedvig Taube, royal mistress

References

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