1577 in Sweden
# 1577 in Sweden

Events from the year 1577 in Sweden

## Incumbents

* Monarch – John III

## Events

* - The arrival of the Pope's ambassador Antonio Possevino to Sweden.
* - The so-called Röda boken (The Read Book), a church service which establishes a compromise between Protestantism and Catholic, is introduced.
* - Tre Kronor (castle) is rebuilt as a renaissance palace.
* - John III takes the title Grand Prince of Finland.
* - Sigrid Sture appointed governor of Stranda Hundred.

## Births

* - Johan Skytte, soldier and politician (died 1645)
* - Jesper Mattson Cruus af Edeby, soldier and politician (died 1622)

## Deaths

* - Eric XIV of Sweden, monarch (born 1533)
* - Jakob Bagge, admiral (born 1502)
