Events from the year 1658 in Sweden

Incumbents

  • Monarch – Charles X Gustav

Events

  • Battle of Kobron
  • Battle of Tybrindvig
  • February 6 – Swedish troops of Charles X Gustav of Sweden cross the Great Belt (Storebælt) in Denmark over frozen sea.
  • February 26 – The peace between Sweden and Denmark is concluded in Roskilde by the Treaty of Roskilde, under which Denmark is forced to cede significant territory.
  • Swedish occupation of Bornholm
  • Armistice between Sweden and Russia
  • Sweden declares war on Denmark.
  • Swedish occupation of Valmiera
  • Sweden invades Denmark.
  • Swedish siege of Copenhagen
  • Sweden invades Courland.
  • Swedish occupation of Kronborg
  • Swedish occupation of Marienburg
  • Sweden invades Norway.
  • Swedish occupation of Courland
  • Sweden takes Mitau and captures the Duke of Courland.
  • Sweden pillages Amager.
  • Battle of the Sound; the siege of Copenhagen is over.
  • The end of the Swedish occupation of Jylland
  • The end of the Swedish occupation of Als
  • The end of the Swedish occupation of Bornholm
  • The end of the Swedish occupation of Trondheim
  • The end of the Swedish occupation of Thorn
  • Herkules by Georg Stiernhielm
  • Thet Swenska Språketz Klagemål by Skogekär Bergbo

Births

  • Hedvig Eleonora Stenbock, courtier (died 1714)

Deaths

  • 8 December - Johan Printzensköld, army officer (born 1615)
  • Marketta Punasuomalainen, cunning woman and alleged witch (born 1600)

References



Swedish Empire at its peak, 1658. Maps on the Web

Swedish Empire in 1569 (German Language) Map, Poland history

Tur 4 Svenskegrensen fra 1658 Helgeland Museum

Sweden in 1660 Stormakt, Karta, Finland

Swedish Empire 1658, Historical Map (svenska Stormaktsväldet, 1658) Etsy