1583 in Sweden
# 1583 in Sweden

Events from the year 1583 in Sweden

## Incumbents

* Monarch – John III

## Events

* 10 August - The Livonian War is ended by the Treaty of Plussa.
* - Creation of the - Diocese of Mariestad
* - A new sumptuary law bans the use of velvet for hats and jackets and silk skirts for women not belonging to the nobility.

## Births

* 16 June - Axel Oxenstierna, statesman (died 1654 in Sweden)

## Deaths

* 16 September - Catherine Jagiellon, queen (born 1526)
* - Sofia Johansdotter Gyllenhielm, illegitimate royal daughter (born 1556)
