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    1598 in Sweden

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    Years in Sweden: 1595 1596 1597 1598 1599 1600 1601
    Centuries: 15th century · 16th century · 17th century
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    Years: 1595 1596 1597 1598 1599 1600 1601
    The Battle of Stångebro

    Events from the year 1598 in Sweden.

    Incumbents

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    • Monarch – Sigismund

    Events

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    • 16 January - The Rurik Dynasty collapses when Feodor I of Russia dies.[1]
    • May - Sigismund III return to Avaskär, Sweden, and his uncle and regent Duke Charles resist him resulting in the War against Sigismund.[2]
    • 18 September - The Battle of Stegeborg results in victory for the Polish-Swedish unionists.
    • 25 September - The Battle of Stångebro results in victory for the Swedish rebels under Duke Charles and the end of the union.

    Births

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    • - Georg Stiernhielm, linguist
    • - Lars Stigzelius, archbishop
    • - Sten Svantesson Bielke, soldier and politician
    • - Åke Henriksson Tott, soldier and politician

    Deaths

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    • 10 February - Anne of Austria, Queen of Poland, queen consort (born 1578)
    • 4 August - William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, English statesmen.[3]
    • 7 August - Georg Stiernhielm, linguist and mathematician (died 1672)

    References

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    1. ^ "Fyodor I | tsar of Russia". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
    2. ^ Frost, R.I., 2000, The Northern Wars, 1558–1721, Harlow: Pearson education Limited, ISBN 9780582064294
    3. ^ Chronological Tables: Comprehending the Chronology and History of the World, from the Earliest Records to the Close of the Russian War. R. Griffin. 1857. p. 381.
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