1587 in Sweden

Events from the year 1587 in Sweden

Incumbents

 * Monarch – John III

Events

 * - The Vadstena artiklar grants the King the right to appoint bishops and officials in the Duchies of the princes.
 * - A clerical meeting in Strängnäs confirm the Örebro artiklar and protest to the pro-Catholic liturgy of the King.
 * - The Swedish-born Crown Prince Sigismund III Vasa is elected King of Poland,
 * - The Royal Council forces the King and Crown Prince to agree to Kalmar stadgar, which protects the independence of Sweden during the potential personal union between Sweden and Poland.

Births

 * 15 June - Gabriel Gustafsson Oxenstierna, Lord High Steward of Sweden (died 1640)
 * - Louis De Geer (1587–1652), industrialist