1689 in Sweden

Events from the year 1689 in Sweden

Incumbents

 * Monarch – Charles XI

Events

 * - The Riksdag of the Estates grant the monarch the right to taxation during war.
 * - Opposition from the Riksdag to the monarch is deemed Lèse-majesté.
 * - Helicons Blomster by Lasse Lucidor.
 * - Husqvarna Group is founded.
 * - Alliance between Sweden and Lüneburg toward Denmark.

Births

 * - Lars Gathenhielm, pirate and royal privateer (died 1718)
 * unknown - Margareta Gyllenstierna, politically active countess (died 1740)

Deaths

 * 24 February - Elsa Elisabeth Brahe, duchess (born 1632)
 * - Christina, Queen of Sweden, former monarch (born 1626)
 * - Adolph John I, Count Palatine of Kleeburg, duke (born 1629)