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The Swedish Empire or the Age of Greatness (Swedish: stormaktstiden) [1] was the period in Swedish history spanning much of the 17th and early 18th centuries during which Sweden became a European great power that exercised territorial control over much of the Baltic region.
This is a timeline of Swedish history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Sweden. To read about the background to these events, see History of Sweden . See also the list of Swedish monarchs and list of prime ministers of Sweden .
Russia, Saxony–Poland, and Denmark–Norway pooled their power in 1700 and attacked the Swedish Empire. Although the young Swedish King Charles XII (1682–1718; reigned 1697–1718) won spectacular victories in the early years of the Great Northern War , most notably in the stunning success against the Russians at the Battle of Narva (1700 ...
Location: Denmark-Norway, Swedish Empire. Swedish Empire Dutch Republic Denmark-Norway Holy Roman Empire: Swedish/Dutch victory Second Treaty of Brömsebro (1645) Unknown Siege of Carolusborg (1652) Location: Cape Coast Castle. Swedish Empire: Dutch Republic. Swedish victory Unknown First Bremian War (1654) [67] Location: Bremen. Swedish Empire
Swedish Empire (1648–1718) ... Timeline of Stockholm history; List of years by country This page was ... List of years in Sweden.
August 18 (August 7 OS) – Peace of Travendal concluded between the Swedish Empire, Denmark-Norway and Holstein-Gottorp in Traventhal. On the same day, Augustus II, King of Poland, and Peter the Great, Tsar of Russia, enter the war against Sweden. November 30 (November 19 OS; November 20 Swedish calendar) – Battle of Narva in Estonia.
This list records the monarchs of Sweden, from the late Viking Age to the present day. Sweden has continuously been a monarchy since the country's consolidation in the Viking Age and early Middle Ages, for over a thousand years. [1] The incumbent royal dynasty of Sweden is the House of Bernadotte, established on the throne in 1818.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Stockholm, ... Swedish Empire (1648–1718) Enlightenment. ... 1700: 40,000 1750: 58,400 1800: 75,800 1850: