Brief Life History of Elsa
Elsa Nilsdotter was born in 1699, in Källna, Skåne, Sweden as the daughter of Nills Andersson and Bengta Bengtsdotter. She married Anders Persson in 1737, in Östra Torp, Malmöhus, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. She died on 1 March 1762, in Östra Klagstorp, Malmöhus, Sweden, at the age of 63.
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1700 · The Great Northern War
By 1658, Sweden had become a great power in northern Europe. The Great Northern War from 1700 through 1721 resulted in the loss of land amassed by Sweden in areas such as Germany, Norway, and Denmark. Nearly 200,000 Swedes lost their lives due to the war while Sweden lost much of its dominance in the Baltic Region.
1720
Northern War occurred.
1743
In Treaty of Abo, Sweden ceded southeast Finland to Russia.
Name Meaning
Shortened form of Elisabeth or Elizabeth . The name was borne by the English-born film actress Elsa Lanchester ( 1902–86 ). Elsa Belton was a character in Angela Thirkell's once widely read Barsetshire Chronicles. In the 1960s the name was also associated with the lioness named Elsa featured in the book Born Free, by Joy Adamson , which was made into a film.
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