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Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg

1599–1655

Born
11 Nov 1599, Königsberg
Country of birth
Sweden
Died
18 Mar 1655, Stockholm
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A life in time

  1. Born · Königsberg

    Birth, Königsberg

  2. Child born: Christina of Sweden

    Birth, Stockholm

  3. Died · Stockholm

    Death, Stockholm

What was it like?

The world around Königsberg, 1599: who ruled, who else was alive, how people lived. This is general history, not a record about the family, and every item shows where it comes from.

During the 1600s, Swedish commoners were strictly forbidden from using silk fabrics or other exclusive materials in public, with violators facing fines or imprisonment on bread and water.

Known for

Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg was Queen of Sweden from 1620 to 1632 as the wife of King Gustav II Adolph. She was born a German princess as the daughter of John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg, and Anna, Duchess of Prussia, daughter of Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia.

In their life

  • Gustav II Adolfs död

During their lifetime

  1. 1613

    First Swedish population census conducted

    To pay a huge ransom to Denmark to recover the Älvsborg fortress, Sweden conducted one of its first population censuses in 1613.

  2. 1621

    Founding of Gothenburg forces relocation

    King Gustav II Adolf founded the city of Gothenburg in 1621, forcing residents of the town Nya Lödöse to dismantle and relocate their homes.

  3. 1622

    Birth records system introduced

    In 1622, Bishop Johannes Rudbeckius of Västerås established the first official birth records in Sweden.

  4. 1638

    Establishment of Swedish colony in America

    In 1638, the first Swedish ships, the Kalmar Nyckel and Fågel Grip, arrived in Delaware to establish a Swedish colony.

  5. 1649

    Copper production surge at Stora Kopparberg

    Production at the Stora Kopparberg mine surged significantly by 1649, reaching 14,323 skd compared to 2,400 skd in 1600.

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