1583 in Sweden

Events from the year 1583 in Sweden

Incumbents

 * Monarch – John III

Events

 * 10 August - The Livonian War is ended by the Treaty of Plussa.
 * - Creation of the - Diocese of Mariestad
 * - A new sumptuary law bans the use of velvet for hats and jackets and silk skirts for women not belonging to the nobility.

Births

 * 16 June - Axel Oxenstierna, statesman (died 1654 in Sweden)

Deaths

 * 16 September - Catherine Jagiellon, queen (born 1526)
 * - Sofia Johansdotter Gyllenhielm, illegitimate royal daughter (born 1556)