Timeline of Sephardic Jews in Sweden and the Swedish Empire
- 1611: Three Portuguese Jews from Amsterdam invited to establish a sugar refinery in Bremen-Verden (then under German rule, later part of Swedish Empire). Note: Conflicting source claims Jews were excluded from Bremen until 1803
- 1645: Dr. Benedict de Castro (Baruch Nehemias) (1597-1684), a Sabbatean and the first identifiable Jew to visit Sweden, consults with Queen Christina
- 1654: Queen Christina abdicates
- Post-abdication: Christina stays in Antwerp with Diego Teixeira Sampayo (Abraham Senior Teixeira) of the Teixeira de Mattos family
- 1655: Menasseh Ben Israel visits Christina before his mission to Oliver Cromwell
- 1650s: Sweden attempts to establish colonies in West Africa, North America, and the Caribbean (with limited success)
- 1746: Reports of Sweden actively soliciting wealthy Sephardic Jewish settlement, rejected by the London Mahamad
The Swedish Empire reached its territorial peak around 1658, including the German-speaking area of Bremen-Verden
Resources for Sephardic Genealogy Research in Sweden
- Judiska Släktforskningsföreningen i Sverige (Jewish Genealogical Society of Sweden)
- Jewish Museum in Stockholm