1662 in Sweden

Events from the year 1662 in Sweden

Incumbents

 * Monarch – Charles XI

Events

 * The work on the new Drottningholm Palace is started
 * The mourning period of the late monarch is terminated.
 * Dueling is banned through the Duellplakatet
 * Old Farmer's Almanac published in Swedish

Births

 * Maria Aurora von Königsmarck, courtier, amateur actress, royal mistress and famous beauty (died 1728)
 * Beata Sparre, courtier and spy (died 1724)
 * Sofia Drake, landowner and letter writer (died 1741)

Deaths

 * Axel Lillie, soldier and politician (born 1603)
 * Elizabeth Ribbing, secret royal spouse (born 1596)
 * Ebba Sparre, courtier and favorite (born 1629)