Events from the year 1564 in Sweden
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Incumbents
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edit- February - Sweden pillage the Norwegian provinces of Jämtland, Härjedalen and Trondheim.
- 19 February - Armistice between Sweden and Denmark-Norway in Swedish Estonia.
- 30–31 May - First battle of Öland (1564)
- 14 August – Swedish siege of Lyckå in Blekinge.
- 14 August - Action of 14 August 1564
- 24 August - Lyckå taken by the Swedes.
- 4 September - Sweden takes Danish Ronneby and massacres its inhabitants dubbed the Ronneby Bloodbath.
- June - Wedding between Princess Cecilia of Sweden and Christopher II, Margrave of Baden-Rodemachern.
- 27 September – Lyckås and Avaskär are burned by the Swedes who then evacuate Blekinge.
- 11–13 October – Danish attack on Kalmar repelled.
- 21 November – Peace treaty between Sweden and Russia, to last for seven years.
Births
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- 25 September - Magnus Brahe (1564–1633), Lord High Constable and Lord High Steward of Sweden (died 1633)
Deaths
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- October 9 - Nils Svantesson Sture, died in the Battle of Mared, part of the noble Sture family and Swedish military leader.
- September - Klas Kristersson Horn, part of the Swedish Navy
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