1653 in Sweden

Sébastien Bourdon and Queen Christina of Sweden, in 1653.

Events from the year 1653 in Sweden

Incumbents

• Monarch – Christina

Events

• Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie is removed from his office and exiled from court.
• March-April - A small peasant rebellion takes place in Närke, called Morgonstjärneupproret (Rebellion of the Morning Star), against famine and conscription: the uprising is quickly defeated. ^[1]
• End of The fronde in France. Cardinal Mazarin becomes First Minister. ^[2]
• Queen Kristina establishes the Amaranthe Order in Stockholm. ^[3]
• Gustaf Horn becomes a Swedish Royal Marshal. ^[4]

Births

• 2 March: Jonas Petri Linnerius

Bishop in Lund.

• 26 August: Per Banér ^[5]

Swedish military officer.

• Nils Gripenhielm

Swedish politician and landowner.

• Per Hård

Swedish general and landowner.

• Gustaf Adolf af Wasaborg ^[6]

Swedish count and military officer, son of Gustaf Gustavsson af Wasaborg, illegitimate son of Gustav Adolf II.

Deaths

• 7 April: Elsa Beata Brahe

Swedish noblewoman.

• 2 October: Hans Drake ^[7]

Swedish military officer.

• 25 October: Gustaf Gustavsson af Wasaborg ^[8]

Swedish count and royal advisor, illegitimate son of Gustav Adolf II.

References

1. Strömberg, Håkan (2003). Femton torpare blev bondearmé. sid. 53-56.
2. Upton, A. F. (June 1998). "Charles XI and Swedish Absolutism, 1660–1697" (PDF). assets.cambridge.org.
3. "Stora Amaranther Orden - Öfvningssamhället det Första, Götheborg". amaranthen.se. Retrieved 2026-02-14.
4. "Gustav Horn". sok.riksarkivet.se. Archived from the original on 2025-09-08. Retrieved 2026-02-14.
5. "Banér nr 22". Adelsvapen-Wiki (in Swedish). Retrieved 2026-02-14.
6. "Af Wasaborg nr 6". Adelsvapen-Wiki (in Swedish). Retrieved 2026-02-14.
7. Hova-Älgarås Gränsbygd Norra Skaraborg (in Swedish). Norra Vadsbo Naturvårdsförening. 1973. p. 63.
8. "Fast inredning, inventarier: Riddarholmskyrkan II fast inredning, inventarier och gravminnen, Stockholm, bd II, h. 2. [1936]. Sveriges kyrkor: konsthistoriskt inventarium vol. 45. ISSN 0284-1894" (PDF) (in Swedish). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 9, 2024. Retrieved March 5, 2026.