1611 in Sweden

Events from the year 1611 in Sweden

Incumbents

 * Monarch – Charles IX, then Gustaf II Adolf

Events

 * The Kalmar War begins.
 * March 2 – Kexholm is captured by Sweden.
 * Spring – A fortification is built at Nyen to blockade Nöteborg.
 * Early July – Jakob De la Gardie begins his siege on Novgorod.
 * July 8 – The third False Dimitrij takes Pskov.
 * July 12 – The Novgorod garrison makes a sortie against the Swedes, who get repulsed.
 * July 16 – During the night, the Swedes pretend to attack Novgorod, diverting the garrisons attention from the gate where they intend to make a breakthrough. The city itself is captured but the Novgorod Kremlin holds out.
 * July 17 – The Swedes capture the Novgorod Kremlin.
 * July 25 – A treaty is signed between the Swedes and the Novgorod garrison.
 * August – Evert Horn attempts to take Pskov.
 * August 27 – The Novgorodians send a letter to Charles IX, placing themselves under his protection and asking to be ruled by one of his sons.
 * September 12 – Ladoga falls, quickly followed by Tichvin and Staraja Russa.
 * September 13 – Thanksgiving is celebrated in Sweden for the Capture of Novgorod.
 * October 30 – Charles IX dies.
 * December 25 – Novgorod grants full power to its embassy heading to Stockholm with the objective of bringing back a Swedish prince to rule Novgorod.

Births

 * 24 June - Johan Oxenstierna, statesman (died 1657)

Deaths

 * 30 October - Charles IX of Sweden, monarch (born 1550)
 * - Elin i Horsnäs, alleged witch
 * - Princess Sophia of Sweden, princess