1704 in Sweden

Events from the year 1704 in Sweden

The Battle of Jakobstadt (engraving from the Johann Christoph Brotze's collection)

Peter the Great leads the Russian troops capturing Narva in 1704

Incumbents

• Monarch – Charles XII

Events

• 29 February – This date was intended to be skipped in the calendar, but was not. See February 30#Swedish calendar.
• 14 May – Russian victory in the Second Battle on Peipus.
• 15 June – The last execution for witchcraft in Sweden: Anna Eriksdotter is decapitated.
• 16 June – Battle of Wesenberg (1704)
• 25 July – Battle of Jakobstadt
• July 12 – Great Northern War – Charles XII of Sweden forces the election of his ally Stanisław Leszczyński as King of Poland in place of Augustus II the Strong.
• 9 August – Battle of Poznań (1704)
• 10 August – Battle of Narva (1704)
  • The enslavement of Lovisa von Burghausen.
• 28 October – Battle of Poniec

Births

• 1 November - Erland Broman, royal favorite (died 1757)

Deaths

• 15 June - Anna Eriksdotter, last person executed for witchcraft (born 1624)